Step 1:
The first step to converting 261505124.8858 to a fraction is to re-write 261505124.8858 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 261505124.8858 can be written as simply 261505124.8858/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 261505124.8858, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261505124.8858/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261505124.8858/1 each by 10000:
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 261505124.8858 as a fraction:
261505124/1 / 1