Step 1:
The first step to converting 86961.870224725 to a fraction is to re-write 86961.870224725 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 86961.870224725 can be written as simply 86961.870224725/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 86961.870224725, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86961.870224725/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 86961.870224725/1 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 86961.870224725 as a fraction:
608733/7 / 1