Step 1:
The first step to converting 747.847 to a fraction is to re-write 747.847 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 747.847 can be written as simply 747.847/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 747.847, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 747.847/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 747.847/1 each by 1000:
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 747.847 as a fraction:
63567/85 / 1