Step 1:
The first step to converting 7226.972664628 to a fraction is to re-write 7226.972664628 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 7226.972664628 can be written as simply 7226.972664628/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 7226.972664628, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7226.972664628/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7226.972664628/1 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 7226.972664628 as a fraction:
260171/36 / 1