Step 1:
The first step to converting 16692.985 to a fraction is to re-write 16692.985 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16692.985 can be written as simply 16692.985/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16692.985, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16692.985/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16692.985/1 each by 1000:
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 16692.985 as a fraction:
16693/1 / 1