Step 1:
The first step to converting 84871.814175256 to a fraction is to re-write 84871.814175256 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 84871.814175256 can be written as simply 84871.814175256/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 84871.814175256, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 84871.814175256/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 84871.814175256/1 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 84871.814175256 as a fraction:
424359/5 / 1