Step 1:
The first step to converting 986299.20032172 to a fraction is to re-write 986299.20032172 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 986299.20032172 can be written as simply 986299.20032172/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 986299.20032172, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 986299.20032172/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 986299.20032172/1 each by 100000000:
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 986299.20032172 as a fraction:
986299/1 / 1