Step 1:
The first step to converting 32862.256912581 to a fraction is to re-write 32862.256912581 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 32862.256912581 can be written as simply 32862.256912581/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 32862.256912581, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 32862.256912581/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 32862.256912581/1 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 32862.256912581 as a fraction:
131449/4 / 1