Step 1:
The first step to converting 73891500.942235 to a fraction is to re-write 73891500.942235 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 73891500.942235 can be written as simply 73891500.942235/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 73891500.942235, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73891500.942235/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73891500.942235/1 each by 1000000:
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 73891500.942235 as a fraction:
73891500/1 / 1