Step 1:
The first step to converting 72845.984096176 to a fraction is to re-write 72845.984096176 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72845.984096176 can be written as simply 72845.984096176/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72845.984096176, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72845.984096176/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72845.984096176/1 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 72845.984096176 as a fraction:
72846/1 / 1