Step 1:
The first step to converting 253721.5066388 to a fraction is to re-write 253721.5066388 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 253721.5066388 can be written as simply 253721.5066388/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 253721.5066388, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 253721.5066388/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 253721.5066388/1 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 253721.5066388 as a fraction:
507443/2 / 1