Step 1:
The first step to converting 96863.86798 to a fraction is to re-write 96863.86798 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 96863.86798 can be written as simply 96863.86798/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 96863.86798, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 96863.86798/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 96863.86798/1 each by 100000:
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 96863.86798 as a fraction:
678047/7 / 1