Step 1:
The first step to converting 224657.4993146 to a fraction is to re-write 224657.4993146 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 224657.4993146 can be written as simply 224657.4993146/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 224657.4993146, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 224657.4993146/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 224657.4993146/1 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 224657.4993146 as a fraction:
449315/2 / 1