Step 1:
The first step to converting 7211.696512853 to a fraction is to re-write 7211.696512853 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 7211.696512853 can be written as simply 7211.696512853/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 7211.696512853, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7211.696512853/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7211.696512853/1 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 7211.696512853 as a fraction:
72117/10 / 1