Step 1:
The first step to converting 82204.186798584 to a fraction is to re-write 82204.186798584 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 82204.186798584 can be written as simply 82204.186798584/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 82204.186798584, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 82204.186798584/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 82204.186798584/1 each by 1000000000:
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 82204.186798584 as a fraction:
411021/5 / 1