Step 1:
The first step to converting 24704.371740447 to a fraction is to re-write 24704.371740447 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24704.371740447 can be written as simply 24704.371740447/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24704.371740447, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24704.371740447/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24704.371740447/1 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 24704.371740447 as a fraction:
197635/8 / 1