Step 1:
The first step to converting 84285.748749172 to a fraction is to re-write 84285.748749172 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 84285.748749172 can be written as simply 84285.748749172/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 84285.748749172, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 84285.748749172/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 84285.748749172/1 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 84285.748749172 as a fraction:
252857/3 / 1