Step 1:
The first step to converting 97096.178055735 to a fraction is to re-write 97096.178055735 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 97096.178055735 can be written as simply 97096.178055735/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 97096.178055735, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 97096.178055735/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 97096.178055735/1 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 97096.178055735 as a fraction:
485481/5 / 1