Step 1:
The first step to converting 267998.7425 to a fraction is to re-write 267998.7425 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 267998.7425 can be written as simply 267998.7425/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 267998.7425, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 267998.7425/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 267998.7425/1 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 267998.7425 as a fraction:
267999/1 / 1