Step 1:
The first step to converting 58735.643211968 to a fraction is to re-write 58735.643211968 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 58735.643211968 can be written as simply 58735.643211968/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 58735.643211968, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 58735.643211968/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 58735.643211968/1 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 58735.643211968 as a fraction:
176207/3 / 1