Step 1:
The first step to converting 21215.497540278 to a fraction is to re-write 21215.497540278 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21215.497540278 can be written as simply 21215.497540278/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21215.497540278, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21215.497540278/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21215.497540278/1 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 21215.497540278 as a fraction:
42431/2 / 1