Step 1:
The first step to converting 34962.271241315 to a fraction is to re-write 34962.271241315 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 34962.271241315 can be written as simply 34962.271241315/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 34962.271241315, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 34962.271241315/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 34962.271241315/1 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 34962.271241315 as a fraction:
139849/4 / 1