Step 1:
The first step to converting 62979.724152712 to a fraction is to re-write 62979.724152712 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 62979.724152712 can be written as simply 62979.724152712/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 62979.724152712, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62979.724152712/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62979.724152712/1 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 62979.724152712 as a fraction:
188939/3 / 1