Step 1:
The first step to converting 268050.4528471 to a fraction is to re-write 268050.4528471 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 268050.4528471 can be written as simply 268050.4528471/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 268050.4528471, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268050.4528471/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268050.4528471/1 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 268050.4528471 as a fraction:
536101/2 / 1