Step 1:
The first step to converting 15962.661 to a fraction is to re-write 15962.661 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15962.661 can be written as simply 15962.661/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15962.661, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15962.661/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15962.661/1 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 15962.661 as a fraction:
47888/3 / 1