Step 1:
The first step to converting 17476.234785186 to a fraction is to re-write 17476.234785186 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17476.234785186 can be written as simply 17476.234785186/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17476.234785186, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17476.234785186/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17476.234785186/1 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 17476.234785186 as a fraction:
69905/4 / 1