Step 1:
The first step to converting 6716.9978124584 to a fraction is to re-write 6716.9978124584 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 6716.9978124584 can be written as simply 6716.9978124584/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 6716.9978124584, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6716.9978124584/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6716.9978124584/1 each by 10000000000:
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 6716.9978124584 as a fraction:
6717/1 / 1