Step 1:
The first step to converting 74.04361423295 to a fraction is to re-write 74.04361423295 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 74.04361423295 can be written as simply 74.04361423295/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 74.04361423295, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74.04361423295/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74.04361423295/1 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 74.04361423295 as a fraction:
22065/298 / 1