Step 1:
The first step to converting 126782.71431594 to a fraction is to re-write 126782.71431594 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 126782.71431594 can be written as simply 126782.71431594/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 126782.71431594, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 126782.71431594/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 126782.71431594/1 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 126782.71431594 as a fraction:
380348/3 / 1