Step 1:
The first step to converting 209641.28445331 to a fraction is to re-write 209641.28445331 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 209641.28445331 can be written as simply 209641.28445331/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 209641.28445331, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 209641.28445331/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 209641.28445331/1 each by 100000000:
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 209641.28445331 as a fraction:
628924/3 / 1