Step 1:
The first step to converting 17820.249680271 to a fraction is to re-write 17820.249680271 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17820.249680271 can be written as simply 17820.249680271/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17820.249680271, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17820.249680271/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17820.249680271/1 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 17820.249680271 as a fraction:
71281/4 / 1