Step 1:
The first step to converting 12492.322242992 to a fraction is to re-write 12492.322242992 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12492.322242992 can be written as simply 12492.322242992/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12492.322242992, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12492.322242992/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12492.322242992/1 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 12492.322242992 as a fraction:
37477/3 / 1