Step 1:
The first step to converting 18348.491421608 to a fraction is to re-write 18348.491421608 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18348.491421608 can be written as simply 18348.491421608/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18348.491421608, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18348.491421608/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18348.491421608/1 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 18348.491421608 as a fraction:
36697/2 / 1