Step 1:
The first step to converting 17990.63503907 to a fraction is to re-write 17990.63503907 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17990.63503907 can be written as simply 17990.63503907/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17990.63503907, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17990.63503907/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17990.63503907/1 each by 100000000:
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 17990.63503907 as a fraction:
143925/8 / 1