Step 1:
The first step to converting 264980.326189 to a fraction is to re-write 264980.326189 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 264980.326189 can be written as simply 264980.326189/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 264980.326189, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264980.326189/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 264980.326189/1 each by 1000000:
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 264980.326189 as a fraction:
794941/3 / 1