Step 1:
The first step to converting 27972.643295 to a fraction is to re-write 27972.643295 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 27972.643295 can be written as simply 27972.643295/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 27972.643295, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 27972.643295/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 27972.643295/1 each by 1000000:
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 27972.643295 as a fraction:
83918/3 / 1