Step 1:
The first step to converting 12908.655 to a fraction is to re-write 12908.655 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12908.655 can be written as simply 12908.655/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12908.655, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12908.655/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12908.655/1 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 12908.655 as a fraction:
38726/3 / 1