Step 1:
The first step to converting 80597.50809897 to a fraction is to re-write 80597.50809897 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 80597.50809897 can be written as simply 80597.50809897/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 80597.50809897, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 80597.50809897/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 80597.50809897/1 each by 100000000:
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 80597.50809897 as a fraction:
161195/2 / 1