Step 1:
The first step to converting 11968987.856503 to a fraction is to re-write 11968987.856503 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 11968987.856503 can be written as simply 11968987.856503/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 11968987.856503, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11968987.856503/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11968987.856503/1 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 11968987.856503 as a fraction:
11968987/1 / 1