Step 1:
The first step to converting 8936.869 to a fraction is to re-write 8936.869 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8936.869 can be written as simply 8936.869/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8936.869, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8936.869/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8936.869/1 each by 1000:
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 8936.869 as a fraction:
71495/8 / 1