Step 1:
The first step to converting 68731.437864329 to a fraction is to re-write 68731.437864329 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 68731.437864329 can be written as simply 68731.437864329/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 68731.437864329, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68731.437864329/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68731.437864329/1 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 68731.437864329 as a fraction:
137463/2 / 1