Step 1:
The first step to converting 24893.79246742 to a fraction is to re-write 24893.79246742 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24893.79246742 can be written as simply 24893.79246742/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24893.79246742, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24893.79246742/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24893.79246742/1 each by 100000000:
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 24893.79246742 as a fraction:
124469/5 / 1