Step 1:
The first step to converting 16725.310778405 to a fraction is to re-write 16725.310778405 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16725.310778405 can be written as simply 16725.310778405/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16725.310778405, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16725.310778405/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16725.310778405/1 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 16725.310778405 as a fraction:
217429/13 / 1