Step 1:
The first step to converting 881.762 to a fraction is to re-write 881.762 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 881.762 can be written as simply 881.762/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 881.762, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 881.762/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 881.762/1 each by 1000:
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 881.762 as a fraction:
18517/21 / 1