Step 1:
The first step to converting 855.23989648438 to a fraction is to re-write 855.23989648438 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 855.23989648438 can be written as simply 855.23989648438/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 855.23989648438, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 855.23989648438/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 855.23989648438/1 each by 100000000000:
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 855.23989648438 as a fraction:
21381/25 / 1