Step 1:
The first step to converting 24293.249893609 to a fraction is to re-write 24293.249893609 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24293.249893609 can be written as simply 24293.249893609/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24293.249893609, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24293.249893609/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24293.249893609/1 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 24293.249893609 as a fraction:
97173/4 / 1