Step 1:
The first step to converting 22712.3577588 to a fraction is to re-write 22712.3577588 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 22712.3577588 can be written as simply 22712.3577588/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 22712.3577588, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22712.3577588/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22712.3577588/1 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 22712.3577588 as a fraction:
249836/11 / 1