Step 1:
The first step to converting 43172897.270394 to a fraction is to re-write 43172897.270394 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 43172897.270394 can be written as simply 43172897.270394/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 43172897.270394, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43172897.270394/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43172897.270394/1 each by 1000000:
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 43172897.270394 as a fraction:
43172897/1 / 1