Step 1:
The first step to converting 97642.71843762 to a fraction is to re-write 97642.71843762 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 97642.71843762 can be written as simply 97642.71843762/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 97642.71843762, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 97642.71843762/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 97642.71843762/1 each by 100000000:
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 97642.71843762 as a fraction:
292928/3 / 1