Step 1:
The first step to converting 12216755.720742 to a fraction is to re-write 12216755.720742 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12216755.720742 can be written as simply 12216755.720742/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12216755.720742, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12216755.720742/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12216755.720742/1 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 12216755.720742 as a fraction:
12216755/1 / 1