Step 1:
The first step to converting 12044961.697771 to a fraction is to re-write 12044961.697771 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12044961.697771 can be written as simply 12044961.697771/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12044961.697771, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12044961.697771/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12044961.697771/1 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 12044961.697771 as a fraction:
12044961/1 / 1