Step 1:
The first step to converting 358862.1721141 to a fraction is to re-write 358862.1721141 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 358862.1721141 can be written as simply 358862.1721141/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 358862.1721141, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 358862.1721141/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 358862.1721141/1 each by 10000000:
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 358862.1721141 as a fraction:
358862/1 / 1