Step 1:
The first step to converting 86284.720022565 to a fraction is to re-write 86284.720022565 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 86284.720022565 can be written as simply 86284.720022565/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 86284.720022565, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86284.720022565/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86284.720022565/1 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 86284.720022565 as a fraction:
258854/3 / 1