Step 1:
The first step to converting 887740.72355046 to a fraction is to re-write 887740.72355046 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 887740.72355046 can be written as simply 887740.72355046/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 887740.72355046, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 887740.72355046/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 887740.72355046/1 each by 100000000:
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 887740.72355046 as a fraction:
887740/1 / 1