Step 1:
The first step to converting 18.4990296908 to a fraction is to re-write 18.4990296908 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18.4990296908 can be written as simply 18.4990296908/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18.4990296908, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18.4990296908/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18.4990296908/1 each by 10000000000:
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 18.4990296908 as a fraction:
9527/515 / 1