Step 1:
The first step to converting 71581464.79699 to a fraction is to re-write 71581464.79699 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 71581464.79699 can be written as simply 71581464.79699/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 71581464.79699, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71581464.79699/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71581464.79699/1 each by 100000:
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 71581464.79699 as a fraction:
71581464/1 / 1