Step 1:
The first step to converting 21447359.47968 to a fraction is to re-write 21447359.47968 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21447359.47968 can be written as simply 21447359.47968/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21447359.47968, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21447359.47968/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21447359.47968/1 each by 100000:
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 21447359.47968 as a fraction:
21447359/1 / 1