Step 1:
The first step to converting 74734.768873287 to a fraction is to re-write 74734.768873287 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 74734.768873287 can be written as simply 74734.768873287/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 74734.768873287, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74734.768873287/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74734.768873287/1 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 74734.768873287 as a fraction:
298939/4 / 1