Step 1:
The first step to converting 220088.783501 to a fraction is to re-write 220088.783501 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 220088.783501 can be written as simply 220088.783501/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 220088.783501, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 220088.783501/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 220088.783501/1 each by 1000000:
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 220088.783501 as a fraction:
220089/1 / 1