Step 1:
The first step to converting 74861.2195589 to a fraction is to re-write 74861.2195589 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 74861.2195589 can be written as simply 74861.2195589/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 74861.2195589, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74861.2195589/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74861.2195589/1 each by 10000000:
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 74861.2195589 as a fraction:
299445/4 / 1