Step 1:
The first step to converting 8712.2300891704 to a fraction is to re-write 8712.2300891704 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8712.2300891704 can be written as simply 8712.2300891704/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8712.2300891704, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8712.2300891704/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8712.2300891704/1 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 8712.2300891704 as a fraction:
78410/9 / 1