Step 1:
The first step to converting 85408.299873168 to a fraction is to re-write 85408.299873168 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85408.299873168 can be written as simply 85408.299873168/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85408.299873168, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85408.299873168/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85408.299873168/1 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 85408.299873168 as a fraction:
256225/3 / 1