Step 1:
The first step to converting 735.40101236498 to a fraction is to re-write 735.40101236498 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 735.40101236498 can be written as simply 735.40101236498/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 735.40101236498, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 735.40101236498/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 735.40101236498/1 each by 100000000000:
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 735.40101236498 as a fraction:
144874/197 / 1