Step 1:
The first step to converting 1161286874.6488 to a fraction is to re-write 1161286874.6488 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1161286874.6488 can be written as simply 1161286874.6488/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1161286874.6488, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1161286874.6488/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1161286874.6488/1 each by 10000:
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 1161286874.6488 as a fraction:
1161286874/1 / 1