Step 1:
The first step to converting 85971.882618677 to a fraction is to re-write 85971.882618677 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85971.882618677 can be written as simply 85971.882618677/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85971.882618677, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85971.882618677/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85971.882618677/1 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 85971.882618677 as a fraction:
687775/8 / 1