Step 1:
The first step to converting 6009.471 to a fraction is to re-write 6009.471 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 6009.471 can be written as simply 6009.471/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 6009.471, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6009.471/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6009.471/1 each by 1000:
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 6009.471 as a fraction:
102161/17 / 1