Step 1:
The first step to converting 36509.238667295 to a fraction is to re-write 36509.238667295 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 36509.238667295 can be written as simply 36509.238667295/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 36509.238667295, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 36509.238667295/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 36509.238667295/1 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 36509.238667295 as a fraction:
146037/4 / 1