Step 1:
The first step to converting 737.45231222172 to a fraction is to re-write 737.45231222172 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 737.45231222172 can be written as simply 737.45231222172/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 737.45231222172, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 737.45231222172/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 737.45231222172/1 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 737.45231222172 as a fraction:
22861/31 / 1