Step 1:
The first step to converting 985.17962049612 to a fraction is to re-write 985.17962049612 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 985.17962049612 can be written as simply 985.17962049612/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 985.17962049612, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 985.17962049612/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 985.17962049612/1 each by 100000000000:
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 985.17962049612 as a fraction:
38422/39 / 1