Step 1:
The first step to converting 88966.31318859 to a fraction is to re-write 88966.31318859 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 88966.31318859 can be written as simply 88966.31318859/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 88966.31318859, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 88966.31318859/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 88966.31318859/1 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 88966.31318859 as a fraction:
266899/3 / 1