Step 1:
The first step to converting 8721.4490471272 to a fraction is to re-write 8721.4490471272 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8721.4490471272 can be written as simply 8721.4490471272/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8721.4490471272, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8721.4490471272/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8721.4490471272/1 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 8721.4490471272 as a fraction:
78493/9 / 1