Step 1:
The first step to converting 3471.3982451835 to a fraction is to re-write 3471.3982451835 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3471.3982451835 can be written as simply 3471.3982451835/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3471.3982451835, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3471.3982451835/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3471.3982451835/1 each by 10000000000:
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 3471.3982451835 as a fraction:
17357/5 / 1