Step 1:
The first step to converting 15791.215 to a fraction is to re-write 15791.215 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15791.215 can be written as simply 15791.215/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15791.215, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15791.215/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15791.215/1 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 15791.215 as a fraction:
78956/5 / 1