Step 1:
The first step to converting 117213.70972654 to a fraction is to re-write 117213.70972654 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 117213.70972654 can be written as simply 117213.70972654/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 117213.70972654, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 117213.70972654/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 117213.70972654/1 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 117213.70972654 as a fraction:
351641/3 / 1