Step 1:
The first step to converting 987575.3477172 to a fraction is to re-write 987575.3477172 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 987575.3477172 can be written as simply 987575.3477172/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 987575.3477172, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 987575.3477172/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 987575.3477172/1 each by 10000000:
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 987575.3477172 as a fraction:
987575/1 / 1