Step 1:
The first step to converting 3512.429912078 to a fraction is to re-write 3512.429912078 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3512.429912078 can be written as simply 3512.429912078/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3512.429912078, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3512.429912078/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3512.429912078/1 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 3512.429912078 as a fraction:
24587/7 / 1