Step 1:
The first step to converting 850117.38292343 to a fraction is to re-write 850117.38292343 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 850117.38292343 can be written as simply 850117.38292343/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 850117.38292343, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 850117.38292343/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 850117.38292343/1 each by 100000000:
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 850117.38292343 as a fraction:
850117/1 / 1