Step 1:
The first step to converting 864714.38064727 to a fraction is to re-write 864714.38064727 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 864714.38064727 can be written as simply 864714.38064727/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 864714.38064727, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 864714.38064727/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 864714.38064727/1 each by 100000000:
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 864714.38064727 as a fraction:
864714/1 / 1