Step 1:
The first step to converting 187221.2253627 to a fraction is to re-write 187221.2253627 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 187221.2253627 can be written as simply 187221.2253627/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 187221.2253627, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 187221.2253627/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 187221.2253627/1 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 187221.2253627 as a fraction:
748885/4 / 1