Step 1:
The first step to converting 1161277024.2989 to a fraction is to re-write 1161277024.2989 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1161277024.2989 can be written as simply 1161277024.2989/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1161277024.2989, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1161277024.2989/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1161277024.2989/1 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 1161277024.2989 as a fraction:
1161277024/1 / 1