Step 1:
The first step to converting 113861.21988478 to a fraction is to re-write 113861.21988478 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 113861.21988478 can be written as simply 113861.21988478/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 113861.21988478, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 113861.21988478/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 113861.21988478/1 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 113861.21988478 as a fraction:
455445/4 / 1