Step 1:
The first step to converting 13252.254478272 to a fraction is to re-write 13252.254478272 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13252.254478272 can be written as simply 13252.254478272/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13252.254478272, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13252.254478272/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13252.254478272/1 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 13252.254478272 as a fraction:
53009/4 / 1