Step 1:
The first step to converting 85881.228340038 to a fraction is to re-write 85881.228340038 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85881.228340038 can be written as simply 85881.228340038/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85881.228340038, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85881.228340038/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85881.228340038/1 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 85881.228340038 as a fraction:
343525/4 / 1