Step 1:
The first step to converting 17216.663038811 to a fraction is to re-write 17216.663038811 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17216.663038811 can be written as simply 17216.663038811/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17216.663038811, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17216.663038811/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17216.663038811/1 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 17216.663038811 as a fraction:
51650/3 / 1