Step 1:
The first step to converting 261989.30461548 to a fraction is to re-write 261989.30461548 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 261989.30461548 can be written as simply 261989.30461548/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 261989.30461548, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261989.30461548/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 261989.30461548/1 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 261989.30461548 as a fraction:
785968/3 / 1