Step 1:
The first step to converting 218844.571192 to a fraction is to re-write 218844.571192 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 218844.571192 can be written as simply 218844.571192/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 218844.571192, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 218844.571192/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 218844.571192/1 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 218844.571192 as a fraction:
437689/2 / 1