Step 1:
The first step to converting 68521.695 to a fraction is to re-write 68521.695 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 68521.695 can be written as simply 68521.695/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 68521.695, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68521.695/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68521.695/1 each by 1000:
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 68521.695 as a fraction:
205565/3 / 1