Step 1:
The first step to converting 87960 to a fraction is to re-write 87960 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 87960 can be written as simply 87960/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 87960, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87960/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 87960/1 each by 1:
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 87960 as a fraction:
87960/1 / 1