Step 1:
The first step to converting 249765.42865637 to a fraction is to re-write 249765.42865637 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 249765.42865637 can be written as simply 249765.42865637/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 249765.42865637, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 249765.42865637/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 249765.42865637/1 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 249765.42865637 as a fraction:
499531/2 / 1