Step 1:
The first step to converting 221585.9716798 to a fraction is to re-write 221585.9716798 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 221585.9716798 can be written as simply 221585.9716798/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 221585.9716798, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 221585.9716798/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 221585.9716798/1 each by 10000000:
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 221585.9716798 as a fraction:
221586/1 / 1