Step 1:
The first step to converting 287200.1362501 to a fraction is to re-write 287200.1362501 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 287200.1362501 can be written as simply 287200.1362501/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 287200.1362501, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 287200.1362501/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 287200.1362501/1 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 287200.1362501 as a fraction:
287200/1 / 1