Step 1:
The first step to converting 72927.1142 to a fraction is to re-write 72927.1142 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72927.1142 can be written as simply 72927.1142/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72927.1142, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72927.1142/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72927.1142/1 each by 10000:
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 72927.1142 as a fraction:
583417/8 / 1