Step 1:
The first step to converting 685911.18542162 to a fraction is to re-write 685911.18542162 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 685911.18542162 can be written as simply 685911.18542162/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 685911.18542162, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 685911.18542162/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 685911.18542162/1 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 685911.18542162 as a fraction:
685911/1 / 1