Step 1:
The first step to converting 80728.878171542 to a fraction is to re-write 80728.878171542 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 80728.878171542 can be written as simply 80728.878171542/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 80728.878171542, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 80728.878171542/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 80728.878171542/1 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 80728.878171542 as a fraction:
645831/8 / 1