Step 1:
The first step to converting 85885414.968588 to a fraction is to re-write 85885414.968588 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85885414.968588 can be written as simply 85885414.968588/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85885414.968588, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85885414.968588/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85885414.968588/1 each by 1000000:
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 85885414.968588 as a fraction:
85885414/1 / 1