Step 1:
The first step to converting 62965.72457228 to a fraction is to re-write 62965.72457228 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 62965.72457228 can be written as simply 62965.72457228/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 62965.72457228, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62965.72457228/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62965.72457228/1 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 62965.72457228 as a fraction:
188897/3 / 1