Step 1:
The first step to converting 12862.315 to a fraction is to re-write 12862.315 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12862.315 can be written as simply 12862.315/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12862.315, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12862.315/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12862.315/1 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 12862.315 as a fraction:
205797/16 / 1