Step 1:
The first step to converting 98686.271161178 to a fraction is to re-write 98686.271161178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 98686.271161178 can be written as simply 98686.271161178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 98686.271161178, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 98686.271161178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 98686.271161178/1 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 98686.271161178 as a fraction:
296059/3 / 1