Step 1:
The first step to converting 785231174.87304 to a fraction is to re-write 785231174.87304 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 785231174.87304 can be written as simply 785231174.87304/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 785231174.87304, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 785231174.87304/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 785231174.87304/1 each by 100000:
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 785231174.87304 as a fraction:
785231174/1 / 1