Step 1:
The first step to converting 120873.0975 to a fraction is to re-write 120873.0975 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 120873.0975 can be written as simply 120873.0975/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 120873.0975, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 120873.0975/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 120873.0975/1 each by 10000:
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 120873.0975 as a fraction:
120873/1 / 1