Step 1:
The first step to converting 19961.35444615 to a fraction is to re-write 19961.35444615 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 19961.35444615 can be written as simply 19961.35444615/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 19961.35444615, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 19961.35444615/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 19961.35444615/1 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 19961.35444615 as a fraction:
279459/14 / 1