Step 1:
The first step to converting 43720.367956177 to a fraction is to re-write 43720.367956177 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 43720.367956177 can be written as simply 43720.367956177/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 43720.367956177, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43720.367956177/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43720.367956177/1 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 43720.367956177 as a fraction:
131161/3 / 1