Step 1:
The first step to converting 11436.489472517 to a fraction is to re-write 11436.489472517 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 11436.489472517 can be written as simply 11436.489472517/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 11436.489472517, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11436.489472517/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11436.489472517/1 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 11436.489472517 as a fraction:
22873/2 / 1