Step 1:
The first step to converting 73241.494238368 to a fraction is to re-write 73241.494238368 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 73241.494238368 can be written as simply 73241.494238368/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 73241.494238368, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73241.494238368/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73241.494238368/1 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 73241.494238368 as a fraction:
146483/2 / 1