Step 1:
The first step to converting 24441.978974785 to a fraction is to re-write 24441.978974785 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24441.978974785 can be written as simply 24441.978974785/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24441.978974785, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24441.978974785/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24441.978974785/1 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 24441.978974785 as a fraction:
24442/1 / 1