Step 1:
The first step to converting 96439.437499896 to a fraction is to re-write 96439.437499896 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 96439.437499896 can be written as simply 96439.437499896/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 96439.437499896, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 96439.437499896/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 96439.437499896/1 each by 1000000000:
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 96439.437499896 as a fraction:
192879/2 / 1