Step 1:
The first step to converting 35240.573465538 to a fraction is to re-write 35240.573465538 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 35240.573465538 can be written as simply 35240.573465538/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 35240.573465538, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35240.573465538/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35240.573465538/1 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 35240.573465538 as a fraction:
176203/5 / 1