Step 1:
The first step to converting 20718.237198435 to a fraction is to re-write 20718.237198435 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 20718.237198435 can be written as simply 20718.237198435/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 20718.237198435, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20718.237198435/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20718.237198435/1 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 20718.237198435 as a fraction:
82873/4 / 1