Step 1:
The first step to converting 208962968.7184 to a fraction is to re-write 208962968.7184 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 208962968.7184 can be written as simply 208962968.7184/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 208962968.7184, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 208962968.7184/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 208962968.7184/1 each by 10000:
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 208962968.7184 as a fraction:
208962968/1 / 1