Step 1:
The first step to converting 72725.689298975 to a fraction is to re-write 72725.689298975 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72725.689298975 can be written as simply 72725.689298975/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72725.689298975, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72725.689298975/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72725.689298975/1 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 72725.689298975 as a fraction:
218177/3 / 1