Step 1:
The first step to converting 73146.878717925 to a fraction is to re-write 73146.878717925 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 73146.878717925 can be written as simply 73146.878717925/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 73146.878717925, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73146.878717925/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73146.878717925/1 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 73146.878717925 as a fraction:
585175/8 / 1