Step 1:
The first step to converting 83472.143302372 to a fraction is to re-write 83472.143302372 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 83472.143302372 can be written as simply 83472.143302372/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 83472.143302372, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 83472.143302372/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 83472.143302372/1 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 83472.143302372 as a fraction:
500833/6 / 1