Step 1:
The first step to converting 850541.436964 to a fraction is to re-write 850541.436964 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 850541.436964 can be written as simply 850541.436964/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 850541.436964, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 850541.436964/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 850541.436964/1 each by 1000000:
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 850541.436964 as a fraction:
850541/1 / 1