Step 1:
The first step to converting 258061560.88862 to a fraction is to re-write 258061560.88862 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 258061560.88862 can be written as simply 258061560.88862/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 258061560.88862, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258061560.88862/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258061560.88862/1 each by 100000:
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 258061560.88862 as a fraction:
258061560/1 / 1