Step 1:
The first step to converting 71071.50798626 to a fraction is to re-write 71071.50798626 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 71071.50798626 can be written as simply 71071.50798626/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 71071.50798626, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71071.50798626/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71071.50798626/1 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 71071.50798626 as a fraction:
142143/2 / 1