Step 1:
The first step to converting 39858897.99585 to a fraction is to re-write 39858897.99585 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 39858897.99585 can be written as simply 39858897.99585/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 39858897.99585, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39858897.99585/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39858897.99585/1 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 39858897.99585 as a fraction:
39858897/1 / 1