Step 1:
The first step to converting 33972989.541772 to a fraction is to re-write 33972989.541772 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 33972989.541772 can be written as simply 33972989.541772/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 33972989.541772, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 33972989.541772/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 33972989.541772/1 each by 1000000:
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 33972989.541772 as a fraction:
33972989/1 / 1