Step 1:
The first step to converting 24187.332878372 to a fraction is to re-write 24187.332878372 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24187.332878372 can be written as simply 24187.332878372/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24187.332878372, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24187.332878372/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24187.332878372/1 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 24187.332878372 as a fraction:
72562/3 / 1