Step 1:
The first step to converting 208521.4220974 to a fraction is to re-write 208521.4220974 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 208521.4220974 can be written as simply 208521.4220974/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 208521.4220974, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 208521.4220974/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 208521.4220974/1 each by 10000000:
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 208521.4220974 as a fraction:
417043/2 / 1