Step 1:
The first step to converting 36017.117942993 to a fraction is to re-write 36017.117942993 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 36017.117942993 can be written as simply 36017.117942993/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 36017.117942993, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 36017.117942993/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 36017.117942993/1 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 36017.117942993 as a fraction:
288137/8 / 1