Step 1:
The first step to converting 88538541.278905 to a fraction is to re-write 88538541.278905 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 88538541.278905 can be written as simply 88538541.278905/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 88538541.278905, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 88538541.278905/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 88538541.278905/1 each by 1000000:
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 88538541.278905 as a fraction:
88538541/1 / 1