Step 1:
The first step to converting 20.297317294984 to a fraction is to re-write 20.297317294984 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 20.297317294984 can be written as simply 20.297317294984/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 20.297317294984, which in this case is 12. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20.297317294984/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20.297317294984/1 each by 1000000000000:
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 20.297317294984 as a fraction:
751/37 / 1