Step 1:
The first step to converting 78894.878246377 to a fraction is to re-write 78894.878246377 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 78894.878246377 can be written as simply 78894.878246377/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 78894.878246377, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78894.878246377/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78894.878246377/1 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 78894.878246377 as a fraction:
631159/8 / 1