Step 1:
The first step to converting 59972.42200803 to a fraction is to re-write 59972.42200803 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 59972.42200803 can be written as simply 59972.42200803/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 59972.42200803, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59972.42200803/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59972.42200803/1 each by 100000000:
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 59972.42200803 as a fraction:
299862/5 / 1