Step 1:
The first step to converting 7196746.2426 to a fraction is to re-write 7196746.2426 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 7196746.2426 can be written as simply 7196746.2426/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 7196746.2426, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7196746.2426/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7196746.2426/1 each by 10000:
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 7196746.2426 as a fraction:
7196746/1 / 1