Step 1:
The first step to converting 840887.712891 to a fraction is to re-write 840887.712891 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 840887.712891 can be written as simply 840887.712891/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 840887.712891, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 840887.712891/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 840887.712891/1 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 840887.712891 as a fraction:
840887/1 / 1