Step 1:
The first step to converting 71200.742661393 to a fraction is to re-write 71200.742661393 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 71200.742661393 can be written as simply 71200.742661393/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 71200.742661393, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71200.742661393/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71200.742661393/1 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 71200.742661393 as a fraction:
284803/4 / 1