Step 1:
The first step to converting 848.72563268862 to a fraction is to re-write 848.72563268862 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 848.72563268862 can be written as simply 848.72563268862/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 848.72563268862, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 848.72563268862/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 848.72563268862/1 each by 100000000000:
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 848.72563268862 as a fraction:
43285/51 / 1