Step 1:
The first step to converting 972776.2740089 to a fraction is to re-write 972776.2740089 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 972776.2740089 can be written as simply 972776.2740089/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 972776.2740089, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 972776.2740089/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 972776.2740089/1 each by 10000000:
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 972776.2740089 as a fraction:
972776/1 / 1