Step 1:
The first step to converting 88.636829715468 to a fraction is to re-write 88.636829715468 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 88.636829715468 can be written as simply 88.636829715468/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 88.636829715468, which in this case is 12. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 88.636829715468/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 88.636829715468/1 each by 1000000000000:
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 88.636829715468 as a fraction:
16841/190 / 1