Step 1:
The first step to converting 62988.453889986 to a fraction is to re-write 62988.453889986 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 62988.453889986 can be written as simply 62988.453889986/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 62988.453889986, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62988.453889986/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62988.453889986/1 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 62988.453889986 as a fraction:
125977/2 / 1