Step 1:
The first step to converting 80871.0704638 to a fraction is to re-write 80871.0704638 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 80871.0704638 can be written as simply 80871.0704638/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 80871.0704638, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 80871.0704638/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 80871.0704638/1 each by 10000000:
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 80871.0704638 as a fraction:
80871/1 / 1