Step 1:
The first step to converting 72020.828485 to a fraction is to re-write 72020.828485 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72020.828485 can be written as simply 72020.828485/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72020.828485, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72020.828485/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72020.828485/1 each by 1000000:
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 72020.828485 as a fraction:
360104/5 / 1