Step 1:
The first step to converting 116549.21598412 to a fraction is to re-write 116549.21598412 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 116549.21598412 can be written as simply 116549.21598412/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 116549.21598412, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 116549.21598412/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 116549.21598412/1 each by 100000000:
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 116549.21598412 as a fraction:
466197/4 / 1