Step 1:
The first step to converting 17889.119001228 to a fraction is to re-write 17889.119001228 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17889.119001228 can be written as simply 17889.119001228/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17889.119001228, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17889.119001228/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17889.119001228/1 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 17889.119001228 as a fraction:
143113/8 / 1