Step 1:
The first step to converting 197485.28572601 to a fraction is to re-write 197485.28572601 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 197485.28572601 can be written as simply 197485.28572601/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 197485.28572601, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 197485.28572601/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 197485.28572601/1 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 197485.28572601 as a fraction:
592456/3 / 1