Step 1:
The first step to converting 35138.234736757 to a fraction is to re-write 35138.234736757 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 35138.234736757 can be written as simply 35138.234736757/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 35138.234736757, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35138.234736757/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35138.234736757/1 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 35138.234736757 as a fraction:
140553/4 / 1