Question: What is 254482.58664386 as a fraction?

Step 1:

The first step to converting 254482.58664386 to a fraction is to re-write 254482.58664386 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 254482.58664386 can be written as simply 254482.58664386/1 to technically be written as a fraction.

Step 2:

Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 254482.58664386, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 254482.58664386/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 254482.58664386/1 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 254482.58664386 as a fraction: