Step 1:
The first step to converting 73301.51766975 to a fraction is to re-write 73301.51766975 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 73301.51766975 can be written as simply 73301.51766975/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 73301.51766975, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73301.51766975/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73301.51766975/1 each by 100000000:
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 73301.51766975 as a fraction:
146603/2 / 1