Step 1:
The first step to converting 987844.58555304 to a fraction is to re-write 987844.58555304 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 987844.58555304 can be written as simply 987844.58555304/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 987844.58555304, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 987844.58555304/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 987844.58555304/1 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 987844.58555304 as a fraction:
987844/1 / 1