Step 1:
The first step to converting 249847.61981421 to a fraction is to re-write 249847.61981421 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 249847.61981421 can be written as simply 249847.61981421/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 249847.61981421, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 249847.61981421/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 249847.61981421/1 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 249847.61981421 as a fraction:
499695/2 / 1