Step 1:
The first step to converting 87167203.500374 to a fraction is to re-write 87167203.500374 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 87167203.500374 can be written as simply 87167203.500374/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 87167203.500374, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87167203.500374/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87167203.500374/1 each by 1000000:
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 87167203.500374 as a fraction:
87167203/1 / 1