Step 1:
The first step to converting 83983.798361473 to a fraction is to re-write 83983.798361473 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 83983.798361473 can be written as simply 83983.798361473/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 83983.798361473, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 83983.798361473/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 83983.798361473/1 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 83983.798361473 as a fraction:
335935/4 / 1