Step 1:
The first step to converting 85855.257772736 to a fraction is to re-write 85855.257772736 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85855.257772736 can be written as simply 85855.257772736/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85855.257772736, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85855.257772736/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85855.257772736/1 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 85855.257772736 as a fraction:
257566/3 / 1