Step 1:
The first step to converting 21216034.213986 to a fraction is to re-write 21216034.213986 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21216034.213986 can be written as simply 21216034.213986/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21216034.213986, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21216034.213986/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21216034.213986/1 each by 1000000:
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 21216034.213986 as a fraction:
21216034/1 / 1