Step 1:
The first step to converting 78697.732683312 to a fraction is to re-write 78697.732683312 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 78697.732683312 can be written as simply 78697.732683312/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 78697.732683312, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78697.732683312/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78697.732683312/1 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 78697.732683312 as a fraction:
236093/3 / 1