Step 1:
The first step to converting 17674.4224147 to a fraction is to re-write 17674.4224147 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17674.4224147 can be written as simply 17674.4224147/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17674.4224147, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17674.4224147/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17674.4224147/1 each by 10000000:
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 17674.4224147 as a fraction:
123721/7 / 1