Step 1:
The first step to converting 85751.742997962 to a fraction is to re-write 85751.742997962 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85751.742997962 can be written as simply 85751.742997962/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85751.742997962, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85751.742997962/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85751.742997962/1 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 85751.742997962 as a fraction:
257255/3 / 1