Step 1:
The first step to converting 87370.14587902 to a fraction is to re-write 87370.14587902 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 87370.14587902 can be written as simply 87370.14587902/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 87370.14587902, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87370.14587902/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87370.14587902/1 each by 100000000:
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 87370.14587902 as a fraction:
524221/6 / 1