Step 1:
The first step to converting 20799.287995042 to a fraction is to re-write 20799.287995042 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 20799.287995042 can be written as simply 20799.287995042/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 20799.287995042, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20799.287995042/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20799.287995042/1 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 20799.287995042 as a fraction:
145595/7 / 1