Step 1:
The first step to converting 283865.04846899 to a fraction is to re-write 283865.04846899 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 283865.04846899 can be written as simply 283865.04846899/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 283865.04846899, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 283865.04846899/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 283865.04846899/1 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 283865.04846899 as a fraction:
283865/1 / 1