Step 1:
The first step to converting 11996842.317793 to a fraction is to re-write 11996842.317793 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 11996842.317793 can be written as simply 11996842.317793/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 11996842.317793, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11996842.317793/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11996842.317793/1 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 11996842.317793 as a fraction:
11996842/1 / 1