Step 1:
The first step to converting 216016.2412517 to a fraction is to re-write 216016.2412517 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 216016.2412517 can be written as simply 216016.2412517/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 216016.2412517, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 216016.2412517/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 216016.2412517/1 each by 10000000:
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 216016.2412517 as a fraction:
864065/4 / 1