Step 1:
The first step to converting 78824.548437485 to a fraction is to re-write 78824.548437485 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 78824.548437485 can be written as simply 78824.548437485/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 78824.548437485, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78824.548437485/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78824.548437485/1 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 78824.548437485 as a fraction:
157649/2 / 1