Step 1:
The first step to converting 272009.19702794 to a fraction is to re-write 272009.19702794 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 272009.19702794 can be written as simply 272009.19702794/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 272009.19702794, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272009.19702794/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272009.19702794/1 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 272009.19702794 as a fraction:
272009/1 / 1