Step 1:
The first step to converting 126271.47562309 to a fraction is to re-write 126271.47562309 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 126271.47562309 can be written as simply 126271.47562309/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 126271.47562309, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 126271.47562309/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 126271.47562309/1 each by 100000000:
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 126271.47562309 as a fraction:
252543/2 / 1