Step 1:
The first step to converting 12491.268326213 to a fraction is to re-write 12491.268326213 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12491.268326213 can be written as simply 12491.268326213/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12491.268326213, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12491.268326213/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12491.268326213/1 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 12491.268326213 as a fraction:
137404/11 / 1