Step 1:
The first step to converting 73175.619869982 to a fraction is to re-write 73175.619869982 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 73175.619869982 can be written as simply 73175.619869982/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 73175.619869982, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73175.619869982/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73175.619869982/1 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 73175.619869982 as a fraction:
219527/3 / 1