Step 1:
The first step to converting 2012.9714263916 to a fraction is to re-write 2012.9714263916 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 2012.9714263916 can be written as simply 2012.9714263916/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 2012.9714263916, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2012.9714263916/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2012.9714263916/1 each by 10000000000:
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 2012.9714263916 as a fraction:
68441/34 / 1