Step 1:
The first step to converting 12529.785 to a fraction is to re-write 12529.785 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12529.785 can be written as simply 12529.785/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12529.785, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12529.785/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12529.785/1 each by 1000:
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 12529.785 as a fraction:
112768/9 / 1