Step 1:
The first step to converting 37240.716749596 to a fraction is to re-write 37240.716749596 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 37240.716749596 can be written as simply 37240.716749596/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 37240.716749596, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37240.716749596/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37240.716749596/1 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 37240.716749596 as a fraction:
148963/4 / 1