Step 1:
The first step to converting 87736.763959778 to a fraction is to re-write 87736.763959778 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 87736.763959778 can be written as simply 87736.763959778/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 87736.763959778, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87736.763959778/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87736.763959778/1 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 87736.763959778 as a fraction:
350947/4 / 1