Step 1:
The first step to converting 1491.554999987 to a fraction is to re-write 1491.554999987 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1491.554999987 can be written as simply 1491.554999987/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1491.554999987, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1491.554999987/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1491.554999987/1 each by 1000000000:
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 1491.554999987 as a fraction:
13424/9 / 1