Step 1:
The first step to converting 21855.942244296 to a fraction is to re-write 21855.942244296 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21855.942244296 can be written as simply 21855.942244296/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21855.942244296, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21855.942244296/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21855.942244296/1 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 21855.942244296 as a fraction:
371551/17 / 1