Step 1:
The first step to converting 371162.8312728 to a fraction is to re-write 371162.8312728 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 371162.8312728 can be written as simply 371162.8312728/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 371162.8312728, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 371162.8312728/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 371162.8312728/1 each by 10000000:
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 371162.8312728 as a fraction:
371163/1 / 1