Step 1:
The first step to converting 70858.027340978 to a fraction is to re-write 70858.027340978 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 70858.027340978 can be written as simply 70858.027340978/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 70858.027340978, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 70858.027340978/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 70858.027340978/1 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 70858.027340978 as a fraction:
70858/1 / 1