Step 1:
The first step to converting 86129.535 to a fraction is to re-write 86129.535 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 86129.535 can be written as simply 86129.535/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 86129.535, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86129.535/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86129.535/1 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 86129.535 as a fraction:
172259/2 / 1