Step 1:
The first step to converting 250501.24178297 to a fraction is to re-write 250501.24178297 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 250501.24178297 can be written as simply 250501.24178297/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 250501.24178297, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 250501.24178297/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 250501.24178297/1 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 250501.24178297 as a fraction:
250501/1 / 1