Step 1:
The first step to converting 32974.278728141 to a fraction is to re-write 32974.278728141 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 32974.278728141 can be written as simply 32974.278728141/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 32974.278728141, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 32974.278728141/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 32974.278728141/1 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 32974.278728141 as a fraction:
131897/4 / 1