Step 1:
The first step to converting 35659.71642461 to a fraction is to re-write 35659.71642461 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 35659.71642461 can be written as simply 35659.71642461/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 35659.71642461, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35659.71642461/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35659.71642461/1 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 35659.71642461 as a fraction:
142639/4 / 1