Step 1:
The first step to converting 74180.787722845 to a fraction is to re-write 74180.787722845 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 74180.787722845 can be written as simply 74180.787722845/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 74180.787722845, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74180.787722845/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74180.787722845/1 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 74180.787722845 as a fraction:
296723/4 / 1