Step 1:
The first step to converting 683979.87918442 to a fraction is to re-write 683979.87918442 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 683979.87918442 can be written as simply 683979.87918442/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 683979.87918442, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 683979.87918442/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 683979.87918442/1 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 683979.87918442 as a fraction:
683980/1 / 1