Step 1:
The first step to converting 87306.617868472 to a fraction is to re-write 87306.617868472 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 87306.617868472 can be written as simply 87306.617868472/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 87306.617868472, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87306.617868472/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87306.617868472/1 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 87306.617868472 as a fraction:
261920/3 / 1