Step 1:
The first step to converting 85884.375 to a fraction is to re-write 85884.375 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85884.375 can be written as simply 85884.375/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85884.375, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85884.375/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85884.375/1 each by 1000:
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 85884.375 as a fraction:
257653/3 / 1