Step 1:
The first step to converting 685009296.72222 to a fraction is to re-write 685009296.72222 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 685009296.72222 can be written as simply 685009296.72222/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 685009296.72222, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 685009296.72222/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 685009296.72222/1 each by 100000:
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 685009296.72222 as a fraction:
685009296/1 / 1