Step 1:
The first step to converting 8517.8324996925 to a fraction is to re-write 8517.8324996925 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8517.8324996925 can be written as simply 8517.8324996925/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8517.8324996925, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8517.8324996925/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8517.8324996925/1 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 8517.8324996925 as a fraction:
51107/6 / 1