Step 1:
The first step to converting 24685.004390428 to a fraction is to re-write 24685.004390428 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24685.004390428 can be written as simply 24685.004390428/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24685.004390428, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24685.004390428/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24685.004390428/1 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 24685.004390428 as a fraction:
24685/1 / 1