Step 1:
The first step to converting 83918.199885 to a fraction is to re-write 83918.199885 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 83918.199885 can be written as simply 83918.199885/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 83918.199885, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 83918.199885/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 83918.199885/1 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 83918.199885 as a fraction:
419591/5 / 1