Step 1:
The first step to converting 131972.79716107 to a fraction is to re-write 131972.79716107 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 131972.79716107 can be written as simply 131972.79716107/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 131972.79716107, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 131972.79716107/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 131972.79716107/1 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 131972.79716107 as a fraction:
527891/4 / 1