Step 1:
The first step to converting 357687636.7496 to a fraction is to re-write 357687636.7496 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 357687636.7496 can be written as simply 357687636.7496/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 357687636.7496, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 357687636.7496/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 357687636.7496/1 each by 10000:
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 357687636.7496 as a fraction:
357687636/1 / 1