Step 1:
The first step to converting 268049.9428471 to a fraction is to re-write 268049.9428471 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 268049.9428471 can be written as simply 268049.9428471/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 268049.9428471, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268049.9428471/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268049.9428471/1 each by 10000000:
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 268049.9428471 as a fraction:
268050/1 / 1