Step 1:
The first step to converting 21612.831136347 to a fraction is to re-write 21612.831136347 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21612.831136347 can be written as simply 21612.831136347/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21612.831136347, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21612.831136347/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21612.831136347/1 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 21612.831136347 as a fraction:
129677/6 / 1