Step 1:
The first step to converting 218528.747515 to a fraction is to re-write 218528.747515 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 218528.747515 can be written as simply 218528.747515/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 218528.747515, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 218528.747515/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 218528.747515/1 each by 1000000:
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 218528.747515 as a fraction:
655586/3 / 1