Step 1:
The first step to converting 21492.506020517 to a fraction is to re-write 21492.506020517 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21492.506020517 can be written as simply 21492.506020517/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21492.506020517, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21492.506020517/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21492.506020517/1 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 21492.506020517 as a fraction:
42985/2 / 1