Step 1:
The first step to converting 9468173.431117 to a fraction is to re-write 9468173.431117 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 9468173.431117 can be written as simply 9468173.431117/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 9468173.431117, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 9468173.431117/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 9468173.431117/1 each by 1000000:
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 9468173.431117 as a fraction:
9468173/1 / 1