Step 1:
The first step to converting 17915.242426988 to a fraction is to re-write 17915.242426988 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17915.242426988 can be written as simply 17915.242426988/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17915.242426988, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17915.242426988/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17915.242426988/1 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 17915.242426988 as a fraction:
71661/4 / 1