Step 1:
The first step to converting 249788.2881771 to a fraction is to re-write 249788.2881771 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 249788.2881771 can be written as simply 249788.2881771/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 249788.2881771, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 249788.2881771/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 249788.2881771/1 each by 10000000:
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 249788.2881771 as a fraction:
749365/3 / 1