Step 1:
The first step to converting 24884.234973145 to a fraction is to re-write 24884.234973145 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24884.234973145 can be written as simply 24884.234973145/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24884.234973145, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24884.234973145/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24884.234973145/1 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 24884.234973145 as a fraction:
99537/4 / 1