Step 1:
The first step to converting 8678.989983609 to a fraction is to re-write 8678.989983609 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8678.989983609 can be written as simply 8678.989983609/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8678.989983609, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8678.989983609/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8678.989983609/1 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 8678.989983609 as a fraction:
859220/99 / 1