Step 1:
The first step to converting 132277.871984 to a fraction is to re-write 132277.871984 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 132277.871984 can be written as simply 132277.871984/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 132277.871984, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 132277.871984/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 132277.871984/1 each by 1000000:
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 132277.871984 as a fraction:
132278/1 / 1