Step 1:
The first step to converting 97811.42115 to a fraction is to re-write 97811.42115 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 97811.42115 can be written as simply 97811.42115/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 97811.42115, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 97811.42115/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 97811.42115/1 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 97811.42115 as a fraction:
195623/2 / 1