Step 1:
The first step to converting 47123.724360872 to a fraction is to re-write 47123.724360872 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 47123.724360872 can be written as simply 47123.724360872/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 47123.724360872, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47123.724360872/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47123.724360872/1 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 47123.724360872 as a fraction:
188495/4 / 1