Step 1:
The first step to converting 68.972656249995 to a fraction is to re-write 68.972656249995 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 68.972656249995 can be written as simply 68.972656249995/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 68.972656249995, which in this case is 12. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68.972656249995/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68.972656249995/1 each by 1000000000000:
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 68.972656249995 as a fraction:
5035/73 / 1