Step 1:
The first step to converting 35695.47178788 to a fraction is to re-write 35695.47178788 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 35695.47178788 can be written as simply 35695.47178788/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 35695.47178788, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35695.47178788/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 35695.47178788/1 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 35695.47178788 as a fraction:
71391/2 / 1