Step 1:
The first step to converting 85717.97478934 to a fraction is to re-write 85717.97478934 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85717.97478934 can be written as simply 85717.97478934/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85717.97478934, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85717.97478934/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85717.97478934/1 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 85717.97478934 as a fraction:
85718/1 / 1