Step 1:
The first step to converting 875.9494 to a fraction is to re-write 875.9494 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 875.9494 can be written as simply 875.9494/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 875.9494, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 875.9494/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 875.9494/1 each by 10000:
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 875.9494 as a fraction:
17519/20 / 1