Step 1:
The first step to converting 11970724.583712 to a fraction is to re-write 11970724.583712 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 11970724.583712 can be written as simply 11970724.583712/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 11970724.583712, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11970724.583712/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11970724.583712/1 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 11970724.583712 as a fraction:
11970724/1 / 1