Step 1:
The first step to converting 221196.73379696 to a fraction is to re-write 221196.73379696 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 221196.73379696 can be written as simply 221196.73379696/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 221196.73379696, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 221196.73379696/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 221196.73379696/1 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 221196.73379696 as a fraction:
663590/3 / 1