Step 1:
The first step to converting 72082.065 to a fraction is to re-write 72082.065 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72082.065 can be written as simply 72082.065/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72082.065, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72082.065/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72082.065/1 each by 1000:
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 72082.065 as a fraction:
72082/1 / 1