Step 1:
The first step to converting 62986.878379875 to a fraction is to re-write 62986.878379875 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 62986.878379875 can be written as simply 62986.878379875/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 62986.878379875, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62986.878379875/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62986.878379875/1 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 62986.878379875 as a fraction:
503895/8 / 1