Step 1:
The first step to converting 78541.516898447 to a fraction is to re-write 78541.516898447 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 78541.516898447 can be written as simply 78541.516898447/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 78541.516898447, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78541.516898447/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78541.516898447/1 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 78541.516898447 as a fraction:
157083/2 / 1