Step 1:
The first step to converting 7187 to a fraction is to re-write 7187 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 7187 can be written as simply 7187/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 7187, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7187/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7187/1 each by 1:
7187/10
/
1/10
=
7187
/
1
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 7187 as a fraction:
7187/1 / 1