Step 1:
The first step to converting 79742.937361718 to a fraction is to re-write 79742.937361718 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 79742.937361718 can be written as simply 79742.937361718/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 79742.937361718, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 79742.937361718/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 79742.937361718/1 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 79742.937361718 as a fraction:
79743/1 / 1