Step 1:
The first step to converting 16032272.997229 to a fraction is to re-write 16032272.997229 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16032272.997229 can be written as simply 16032272.997229/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16032272.997229, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16032272.997229/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16032272.997229/1 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 16032272.997229 as a fraction:
16032272/1 / 1