Step 1:
The first step to converting 85205.618 to a fraction is to re-write 85205.618 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85205.618 can be written as simply 85205.618/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85205.618, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85205.618/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85205.618/1 each by 1000:
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 85205.618 as a fraction:
255617/3 / 1