Step 1:
The first step to converting 12195.7869 to a fraction is to re-write 12195.7869 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12195.7869 can be written as simply 12195.7869/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12195.7869, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12195.7869/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12195.7869/1 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 12195.7869 as a fraction:
170741/14 / 1