Step 1:
The first step to converting 62961.798999885 to a fraction is to re-write 62961.798999885 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 62961.798999885 can be written as simply 62961.798999885/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 62961.798999885, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62961.798999885/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62961.798999885/1 each by 1000000000:
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 62961.798999885 as a fraction:
251847/4 / 1