Step 1:
The first step to converting 43719197.978585 to a fraction is to re-write 43719197.978585 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 43719197.978585 can be written as simply 43719197.978585/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 43719197.978585, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43719197.978585/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43719197.978585/1 each by 1000000:
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 43719197.978585 as a fraction:
43719197/1 / 1