Step 1:
The first step to converting 43601.155 to a fraction is to re-write 43601.155 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 43601.155 can be written as simply 43601.155/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 43601.155, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43601.155/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43601.155/1 each by 1000:
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 43601.155 as a fraction:
261607/6 / 1