Step 1:
The first step to converting 251424.56726284 to a fraction is to re-write 251424.56726284 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 251424.56726284 can be written as simply 251424.56726284/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 251424.56726284, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 251424.56726284/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 251424.56726284/1 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 251424.56726284 as a fraction:
502849/2 / 1