Step 1:
The first step to converting 78273.6873762 to a fraction is to re-write 78273.6873762 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 78273.6873762 can be written as simply 78273.6873762/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 78273.6873762, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78273.6873762/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78273.6873762/1 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 78273.6873762 as a fraction:
234821/3 / 1