Step 1:
The first step to converting 20991.975498843 to a fraction is to re-write 20991.975498843 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 20991.975498843 can be written as simply 20991.975498843/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 20991.975498843, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20991.975498843/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20991.975498843/1 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 20991.975498843 as a fraction:
839679/40 / 1