Step 1:
The first step to converting 20819.420117284 to a fraction is to re-write 20819.420117284 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 20819.420117284 can be written as simply 20819.420117284/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 20819.420117284, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20819.420117284/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20819.420117284/1 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 20819.420117284 as a fraction:
104097/5 / 1