Step 1:
The first step to converting 263.3478 to a fraction is to re-write 263.3478 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 263.3478 can be written as simply 263.3478/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 263.3478, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 263.3478/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 263.3478/1 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 263.3478 as a fraction:
6057/23 / 1