Step 1:
The first step to converting 72706.155 to a fraction is to re-write 72706.155 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72706.155 can be written as simply 72706.155/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72706.155, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72706.155/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72706.155/1 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 72706.155 as a fraction:
436237/6 / 1