Step 1:
The first step to converting 70724342.01601 to a fraction is to re-write 70724342.01601 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 70724342.01601 can be written as simply 70724342.01601/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 70724342.01601, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 70724342.01601/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 70724342.01601/1 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 70724342.01601 as a fraction:
70724342/1 / 1