Step 1:
The first step to converting 253696.88926697 to a fraction is to re-write 253696.88926697 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 253696.88926697 can be written as simply 253696.88926697/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 253696.88926697, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 253696.88926697/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 253696.88926697/1 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 253696.88926697 as a fraction:
253697/1 / 1