Step 1:
The first step to converting 87116.758124736 to a fraction is to re-write 87116.758124736 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 87116.758124736 can be written as simply 87116.758124736/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 87116.758124736, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87116.758124736/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87116.758124736/1 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 87116.758124736 as a fraction:
348467/4 / 1