Step 1:
The first step to converting 28580.639999972 to a fraction is to re-write 28580.639999972 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 28580.639999972 can be written as simply 28580.639999972/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 28580.639999972, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 28580.639999972/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 28580.639999972/1 each by 1000000000:
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 28580.639999972 as a fraction:
85742/3 / 1