Step 1:
The first step to converting 17946.555245222 to a fraction is to re-write 17946.555245222 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17946.555245222 can be written as simply 17946.555245222/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17946.555245222, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17946.555245222/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17946.555245222/1 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 17946.555245222 as a fraction:
161519/9 / 1