Step 1:
The first step to converting 12344.256093481 to a fraction is to re-write 12344.256093481 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12344.256093481 can be written as simply 12344.256093481/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12344.256093481, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12344.256093481/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12344.256093481/1 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 12344.256093481 as a fraction:
49377/4 / 1