Step 1:
The first step to converting 1195.9860317138 to a fraction is to re-write 1195.9860317138 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1195.9860317138 can be written as simply 1195.9860317138/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1195.9860317138, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1195.9860317138/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1195.9860317138/1 each by 10000000000:
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 1195.9860317138 as a fraction:
84915/71 / 1