Step 1:
The first step to converting 196906.42850604 to a fraction is to re-write 196906.42850604 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 196906.42850604 can be written as simply 196906.42850604/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 196906.42850604, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 196906.42850604/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 196906.42850604/1 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 196906.42850604 as a fraction:
393813/2 / 1