Step 1:
The first step to converting 74178.140972396 to a fraction is to re-write 74178.140972396 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 74178.140972396 can be written as simply 74178.140972396/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 74178.140972396, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74178.140972396/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74178.140972396/1 each by 1000000000:
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 74178.140972396 as a fraction:
519247/7 / 1