Step 1:
The first step to converting 253484.9242941 to a fraction is to re-write 253484.9242941 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 253484.9242941 can be written as simply 253484.9242941/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 253484.9242941, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 253484.9242941/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 253484.9242941/1 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 253484.9242941 as a fraction:
253485/1 / 1