Step 1:
The first step to converting 1489.3218 to a fraction is to re-write 1489.3218 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1489.3218 can be written as simply 1489.3218/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1489.3218, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1489.3218/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1489.3218/1 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 1489.3218 as a fraction:
41701/28 / 1