Step 1:
The first step to converting 258201.09982519 to a fraction is to re-write 258201.09982519 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 258201.09982519 can be written as simply 258201.09982519/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 258201.09982519, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258201.09982519/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 258201.09982519/1 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 258201.09982519 as a fraction:
258201/1 / 1