Step 1:
The first step to converting 21249.915 to a fraction is to re-write 21249.915 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21249.915 can be written as simply 21249.915/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21249.915, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21249.915/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21249.915/1 each by 1000:
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 21249.915 as a fraction:
233749/11 / 1