Step 1:
The first step to converting 78724.164951228 to a fraction is to re-write 78724.164951228 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 78724.164951228 can be written as simply 78724.164951228/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 78724.164951228, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78724.164951228/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78724.164951228/1 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 78724.164951228 as a fraction:
472345/6 / 1