Step 1:
The first step to converting 11582.920488161 to a fraction is to re-write 11582.920488161 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 11582.920488161 can be written as simply 11582.920488161/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 11582.920488161, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11582.920488161/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11582.920488161/1 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 11582.920488161 as a fraction:
138995/12 / 1