Step 1:
The first step to converting 85041.400499984 to a fraction is to re-write 85041.400499984 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85041.400499984 can be written as simply 85041.400499984/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85041.400499984, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85041.400499984/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85041.400499984/1 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 85041.400499984 as a fraction:
425207/5 / 1