Step 1:
The first step to converting 71548.721636637 to a fraction is to re-write 71548.721636637 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 71548.721636637 can be written as simply 71548.721636637/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 71548.721636637, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71548.721636637/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71548.721636637/1 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 71548.721636637 as a fraction:
214646/3 / 1