Step 1:
The first step to converting 24449.244231382 to a fraction is to re-write 24449.244231382 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24449.244231382 can be written as simply 24449.244231382/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24449.244231382, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24449.244231382/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24449.244231382/1 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 24449.244231382 as a fraction:
97797/4 / 1