Step 1:
The first step to converting 13009.185 to a fraction is to re-write 13009.185 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13009.185 can be written as simply 13009.185/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13009.185, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13009.185/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13009.185/1 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 13009.185 as a fraction:
143101/11 / 1