Step 1:
The first step to converting 96485.173308117 to a fraction is to re-write 96485.173308117 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 96485.173308117 can be written as simply 96485.173308117/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 96485.173308117, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 96485.173308117/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 96485.173308117/1 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 96485.173308117 as a fraction:
482426/5 / 1