Step 1:
The first step to converting 85895870.8986 to a fraction is to re-write 85895870.8986 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85895870.8986 can be written as simply 85895870.8986/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85895870.8986, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85895870.8986/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85895870.8986/1 each by 10000:
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 85895870.8986 as a fraction:
85895870/1 / 1