Step 1:
The first step to converting 12994.75987526 to a fraction is to re-write 12994.75987526 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12994.75987526 can be written as simply 12994.75987526/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12994.75987526, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12994.75987526/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12994.75987526/1 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 12994.75987526 as a fraction:
51979/4 / 1