Step 1:
The first step to converting 24274.159787372 to a fraction is to re-write 24274.159787372 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24274.159787372 can be written as simply 24274.159787372/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24274.159787372, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24274.159787372/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24274.159787372/1 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 24274.159787372 as a fraction:
145645/6 / 1