Step 1:
The first step to converting 24342296.784286 to a fraction is to re-write 24342296.784286 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24342296.784286 can be written as simply 24342296.784286/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24342296.784286, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24342296.784286/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24342296.784286/1 each by 1000000:
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 24342296.784286 as a fraction:
24342296/1 / 1