Step 1:
The first step to converting 10668.489 to a fraction is to re-write 10668.489 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 10668.489 can be written as simply 10668.489/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 10668.489, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 10668.489/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 10668.489/1 each by 1000:
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 10668.489 as a fraction:
480082/45 / 1