Step 1:
The first step to converting 812.71178694207 to a fraction is to re-write 812.71178694207 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 812.71178694207 can be written as simply 812.71178694207/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 812.71178694207, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 812.71178694207/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 812.71178694207/1 each by 100000000000:
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 812.71178694207 as a fraction:
42261/52 / 1