Step 1:
The first step to converting 88497.178081987 to a fraction is to re-write 88497.178081987 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 88497.178081987 can be written as simply 88497.178081987/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 88497.178081987, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 88497.178081987/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 88497.178081987/1 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 88497.178081987 as a fraction:
442486/5 / 1