Step 1:
The first step to converting 120879.99471608 to a fraction is to re-write 120879.99471608 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 120879.99471608 can be written as simply 120879.99471608/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 120879.99471608, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 120879.99471608/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 120879.99471608/1 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 120879.99471608 as a fraction:
120880/1 / 1