Step 1:
The first step to converting 88917 to a fraction is to re-write 88917 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 88917 can be written as simply 88917/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 88917, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 88917/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 88917/1 each by 1:
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 88917 as a fraction:
88917/1 / 1