Step 1:
The first step to converting 16882.599499539 to a fraction is to re-write 16882.599499539 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 16882.599499539 can be written as simply 16882.599499539/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 16882.599499539, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16882.599499539/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 16882.599499539/1 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 16882.599499539 as a fraction:
84413/5 / 1