Step 1:
The first step to converting 71716.763957989 to a fraction is to re-write 71716.763957989 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 71716.763957989 can be written as simply 71716.763957989/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 71716.763957989, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71716.763957989/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71716.763957989/1 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 71716.763957989 as a fraction:
286867/4 / 1