Step 1:
The first step to converting 217262.05452996 to a fraction is to re-write 217262.05452996 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 217262.05452996 can be written as simply 217262.05452996/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 217262.05452996, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 217262.05452996/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 217262.05452996/1 each by 100000000:
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 217262.05452996 as a fraction:
217262/1 / 1