Step 1:
The first step to converting 327142.72971884 to a fraction is to re-write 327142.72971884 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 327142.72971884 can be written as simply 327142.72971884/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 327142.72971884, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 327142.72971884/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 327142.72971884/1 each by 100000000:
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 327142.72971884 as a fraction:
327143/1 / 1