Step 1:
The first step to converting 8001.958 to a fraction is to re-write 8001.958 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8001.958 can be written as simply 8001.958/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8001.958, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8001.958/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8001.958/1 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 8001.958 as a fraction:
184045/23 / 1