Step 1:
The first step to converting 987852.4495179 to a fraction is to re-write 987852.4495179 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 987852.4495179 can be written as simply 987852.4495179/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 987852.4495179, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 987852.4495179/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 987852.4495179/1 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 987852.4495179 as a fraction:
987852/1 / 1