Step 1:
The first step to converting 87433.288228982 to a fraction is to re-write 87433.288228982 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 87433.288228982 can be written as simply 87433.288228982/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 87433.288228982, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87433.288228982/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87433.288228982/1 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 87433.288228982 as a fraction:
262300/3 / 1