Step 1:
The first step to converting 60439.446971372 to a fraction is to re-write 60439.446971372 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 60439.446971372 can be written as simply 60439.446971372/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 60439.446971372, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 60439.446971372/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 60439.446971372/1 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 60439.446971372 as a fraction:
120879/2 / 1