Step 1:
The first step to converting 61702.87662223 to a fraction is to re-write 61702.87662223 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 61702.87662223 can be written as simply 61702.87662223/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 61702.87662223, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 61702.87662223/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 61702.87662223/1 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 61702.87662223 as a fraction:
493623/8 / 1