Step 1:
The first step to converting 8600.729945 to a fraction is to re-write 8600.729945 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8600.729945 can be written as simply 8600.729945/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8600.729945, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8600.729945/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8600.729945/1 each by 1000000:
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 8600.729945 as a fraction:
94608/11 / 1