Step 1:
The first step to converting 81072870.990489 to a fraction is to re-write 81072870.990489 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 81072870.990489 can be written as simply 81072870.990489/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 81072870.990489, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 81072870.990489/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 81072870.990489/1 each by 1000000:
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 81072870.990489 as a fraction:
81072870/1 / 1