Step 1:
The first step to converting 18049.428749979 to a fraction is to re-write 18049.428749979 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18049.428749979 can be written as simply 18049.428749979/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18049.428749979, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18049.428749979/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18049.428749979/1 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 18049.428749979 as a fraction:
126346/7 / 1