Step 1:
The first step to converting 12961.421311007 to a fraction is to re-write 12961.421311007 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12961.421311007 can be written as simply 12961.421311007/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12961.421311007, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12961.421311007/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12961.421311007/1 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 12961.421311007 as a fraction:
90730/7 / 1