Step 1:
The first step to converting 17567.123217131 to a fraction is to re-write 17567.123217131 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17567.123217131 can be written as simply 17567.123217131/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17567.123217131, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17567.123217131/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17567.123217131/1 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 17567.123217131 as a fraction:
140537/8 / 1