Step 1:
The first step to converting 85430.873839552 to a fraction is to re-write 85430.873839552 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85430.873839552 can be written as simply 85430.873839552/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85430.873839552, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85430.873839552/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85430.873839552/1 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 85430.873839552 as a fraction:
598016/7 / 1