Step 1:
The first step to converting 988968 to a fraction is to re-write 988968 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 988968 can be written as simply 988968/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 988968, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 988968/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 988968/1 each by 1:
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 988968 as a fraction:
988968/1 / 1