Step 1:
The first step to converting 96581.79839689 to a fraction is to re-write 96581.79839689 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 96581.79839689 can be written as simply 96581.79839689/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 96581.79839689, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 96581.79839689/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 96581.79839689/1 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 96581.79839689 as a fraction:
386327/4 / 1