Step 1:
The first step to converting 85301.42359635 to a fraction is to re-write 85301.42359635 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85301.42359635 can be written as simply 85301.42359635/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85301.42359635, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85301.42359635/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85301.42359635/1 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 85301.42359635 as a fraction:
170603/2 / 1