Step 1:
The first step to converting 11718546.988159 to a fraction is to re-write 11718546.988159 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 11718546.988159 can be written as simply 11718546.988159/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 11718546.988159, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11718546.988159/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11718546.988159/1 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 11718546.988159 as a fraction:
11718546/1 / 1