Step 1:
The first step to converting 272315.3229871 to a fraction is to re-write 272315.3229871 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 272315.3229871 can be written as simply 272315.3229871/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 272315.3229871, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272315.3229871/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 272315.3229871/1 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 272315.3229871 as a fraction:
816946/3 / 1