Step 1:
The first step to converting 132648.712408 to a fraction is to re-write 132648.712408 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 132648.712408 can be written as simply 132648.712408/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 132648.712408, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 132648.712408/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 132648.712408/1 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 132648.712408 as a fraction:
397946/3 / 1