Step 1:
The first step to converting 374963.12887 to a fraction is to re-write 374963.12887 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 374963.12887 can be written as simply 374963.12887/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 374963.12887, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 374963.12887/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 374963.12887/1 each by 100000:
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 374963.12887 as a fraction:
374963/1 / 1