Step 1:
The first step to converting 61720.142178586 to a fraction is to re-write 61720.142178586 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 61720.142178586 can be written as simply 61720.142178586/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 61720.142178586, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 61720.142178586/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 61720.142178586/1 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 61720.142178586 as a fraction:
432041/7 / 1