Step 1:
The first step to converting 88597012.729431 to a fraction is to re-write 88597012.729431 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 88597012.729431 can be written as simply 88597012.729431/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 88597012.729431, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 88597012.729431/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 88597012.729431/1 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 88597012.729431 as a fraction:
88597012/1 / 1