Step 1:
The first step to converting 98261.277146871 to a fraction is to re-write 98261.277146871 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 98261.277146871 can be written as simply 98261.277146871/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 98261.277146871, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 98261.277146871/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 98261.277146871/1 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 98261.277146871 as a fraction:
294784/3 / 1