Step 1:
The first step to converting 68479.246503744 to a fraction is to re-write 68479.246503744 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 68479.246503744 can be written as simply 68479.246503744/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 68479.246503744, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68479.246503744/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68479.246503744/1 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 68479.246503744 as a fraction:
273917/4 / 1