Step 1:
The first step to converting 12117.777842725 to a fraction is to re-write 12117.777842725 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12117.777842725 can be written as simply 12117.777842725/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12117.777842725, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12117.777842725/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12117.777842725/1 each by 1000000000:
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 12117.777842725 as a fraction:
109060/9 / 1