Step 1:
The first step to converting 24544.728148046 to a fraction is to re-write 24544.728148046 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24544.728148046 can be written as simply 24544.728148046/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24544.728148046, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24544.728148046/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24544.728148046/1 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 24544.728148046 as a fraction:
98179/4 / 1