Step 1:
The first step to converting 729042.9972901 to a fraction is to re-write 729042.9972901 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 729042.9972901 can be written as simply 729042.9972901/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 729042.9972901, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 729042.9972901/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 729042.9972901/1 each by 10000000:
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 729042.9972901 as a fraction:
729043/1 / 1