Step 1:
The first step to converting 21250.515339838 to a fraction is to re-write 21250.515339838 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21250.515339838 can be written as simply 21250.515339838/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21250.515339838, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21250.515339838/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21250.515339838/1 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 21250.515339838 as a fraction:
42501/2 / 1