Step 1:
The first step to converting 80177.42989632 to a fraction is to re-write 80177.42989632 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 80177.42989632 can be written as simply 80177.42989632/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 80177.42989632, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 80177.42989632/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 80177.42989632/1 each by 100000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 80177.42989632 as a fraction:
160355/2 / 1