Step 1:
The first step to converting 324140693.17072 to a fraction is to re-write 324140693.17072 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 324140693.17072 can be written as simply 324140693.17072/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 324140693.17072, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 324140693.17072/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 324140693.17072/1 each by 100000:
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 324140693.17072 as a fraction:
324140693/1 / 1