Step 1:
The first step to converting 21308.120820048 to a fraction is to re-write 21308.120820048 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21308.120820048 can be written as simply 21308.120820048/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21308.120820048, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21308.120820048/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21308.120820048/1 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 21308.120820048 as a fraction:
170465/8 / 1