Step 1:
The first step to converting 32473.390681178 to a fraction is to re-write 32473.390681178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 32473.390681178 can be written as simply 32473.390681178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 32473.390681178, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 32473.390681178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 32473.390681178/1 each by 1000000000:
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 32473.390681178 as a fraction:
162367/5 / 1