Step 1:
The first step to converting 254979.4316124 to a fraction is to re-write 254979.4316124 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 254979.4316124 can be written as simply 254979.4316124/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 254979.4316124, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 254979.4316124/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 254979.4316124/1 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 254979.4316124 as a fraction:
509959/2 / 1