Step 1:
The first step to converting 71351.298367938 to a fraction is to re-write 71351.298367938 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 71351.298367938 can be written as simply 71351.298367938/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 71351.298367938, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71351.298367938/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71351.298367938/1 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 71351.298367938 as a fraction:
214054/3 / 1