Step 1:
The first step to converting 7487.2971563374 to a fraction is to re-write 7487.2971563374 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 7487.2971563374 can be written as simply 7487.2971563374/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 7487.2971563374, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7487.2971563374/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7487.2971563374/1 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 7487.2971563374 as a fraction:
74873/10 / 1