Step 1:
The first step to converting 1160974369.9717 to a fraction is to re-write 1160974369.9717 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1160974369.9717 can be written as simply 1160974369.9717/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1160974369.9717, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1160974369.9717/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1160974369.9717/1 each by 10000:
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 1160974369.9717 as a fraction:
1160974369/1 / 1