Step 1:
The first step to converting 78960.114821246 to a fraction is to re-write 78960.114821246 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 78960.114821246 can be written as simply 78960.114821246/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 78960.114821246, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78960.114821246/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78960.114821246/1 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 78960.114821246 as a fraction:
631681/8 / 1