Step 1:
The first step to converting 130435.24004589 to a fraction is to re-write 130435.24004589 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 130435.24004589 can be written as simply 130435.24004589/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 130435.24004589, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 130435.24004589/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 130435.24004589/1 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 130435.24004589 as a fraction:
521741/4 / 1