Step 1:
The first step to converting 837.8478720696 to a fraction is to re-write 837.8478720696 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 837.8478720696 can be written as simply 837.8478720696/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 837.8478720696, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 837.8478720696/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 837.8478720696/1 each by 10000000000:
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 837.8478720696 as a fraction:
27649/33 / 1