Step 1:
The first step to converting 35519.173218401 to a fraction is to re-write 35519.173218401 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 35519.173218401 can be written as simply 35519.173218401/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 35519.173218401, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35519.173218401/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35519.173218401/1 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 35519.173218401 as a fraction:
177596/5 / 1