Step 1:
The first step to converting 252012.78261883 to a fraction is to re-write 252012.78261883 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 252012.78261883 can be written as simply 252012.78261883/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 252012.78261883, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 252012.78261883/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 252012.78261883/1 each by 100000000:
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 252012.78261883 as a fraction:
252013/1 / 1