Step 1:
The first step to converting 17717.718282824 to a fraction is to re-write 17717.718282824 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17717.718282824 can be written as simply 17717.718282824/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17717.718282824, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17717.718282824/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17717.718282824/1 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 17717.718282824 as a fraction:
124024/7 / 1