Step 1:
The first step to converting 71720.787602572 to a fraction is to re-write 71720.787602572 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 71720.787602572 can be written as simply 71720.787602572/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 71720.787602572, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71720.787602572/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 71720.787602572/1 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 71720.787602572 as a fraction:
286883/4 / 1