Step 1:
The first step to converting 11765.42176857 to a fraction is to re-write 11765.42176857 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 11765.42176857 can be written as simply 11765.42176857/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 11765.42176857, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11765.42176857/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11765.42176857/1 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 11765.42176857 as a fraction:
82358/7 / 1