Step 1:
The first step to converting 21229.421302356 to a fraction is to re-write 21229.421302356 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21229.421302356 can be written as simply 21229.421302356/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21229.421302356, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21229.421302356/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21229.421302356/1 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 21229.421302356 as a fraction:
148606/7 / 1