Step 1:
The first step to converting 68686.36069178 to a fraction is to re-write 68686.36069178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 68686.36069178 can be written as simply 68686.36069178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 68686.36069178, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68686.36069178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68686.36069178/1 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 68686.36069178 as a fraction:
206059/3 / 1