Step 1:
The first step to converting 258.94517417583 to a fraction is to re-write 258.94517417583 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 258.94517417583 can be written as simply 258.94517417583/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 258.94517417583, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258.94517417583/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258.94517417583/1 each by 100000000000:
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 258.94517417583 as a fraction:
18903/73 / 1