Step 1:
The first step to converting 70072.40178223 to a fraction is to re-write 70072.40178223 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 70072.40178223 can be written as simply 70072.40178223/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 70072.40178223, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 70072.40178223/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 70072.40178223/1 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 70072.40178223 as a fraction:
350362/5 / 1