Step 1:
The first step to converting 85995687.988311 to a fraction is to re-write 85995687.988311 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 85995687.988311 can be written as simply 85995687.988311/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 85995687.988311, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85995687.988311/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 85995687.988311/1 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 85995687.988311 as a fraction:
85995687/1 / 1