Step 1:
The first step to converting 17483.872449841 to a fraction is to re-write 17483.872449841 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17483.872449841 can be written as simply 17483.872449841/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17483.872449841, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17483.872449841/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17483.872449841/1 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 17483.872449841 as a fraction:
122387/7 / 1