Step 1:
The first step to converting 974.0847 to a fraction is to re-write 974.0847 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 974.0847 can be written as simply 974.0847/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 974.0847, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 974.0847/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 974.0847/1 each by 10000:
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 974.0847 as a fraction:
57471/59 / 1