Step 1:
The first step to converting 12003.177 to a fraction is to re-write 12003.177 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12003.177 can be written as simply 12003.177/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12003.177, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12003.177/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12003.177/1 each by 1000:
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 12003.177 as a fraction:
72019/6 / 1