Step 1:
The first step to converting 98461.208391576 to a fraction is to re-write 98461.208391576 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 98461.208391576 can be written as simply 98461.208391576/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 98461.208391576, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 98461.208391576/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 98461.208391576/1 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 98461.208391576 as a fraction:
393845/4 / 1