Step 1:
The first step to converting 12888.658001956 to a fraction is to re-write 12888.658001956 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12888.658001956 can be written as simply 12888.658001956/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12888.658001956, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12888.658001956/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12888.658001956/1 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 12888.658001956 as a fraction:
38666/3 / 1