Step 1:
The first step to converting 24960.978529869 to a fraction is to re-write 24960.978529869 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24960.978529869 can be written as simply 24960.978529869/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24960.978529869, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24960.978529869/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24960.978529869/1 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 24960.978529869 as a fraction:
24961/1 / 1