Step 1:
The first step to converting 26848.491617594 to a fraction is to re-write 26848.491617594 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26848.491617594 can be written as simply 26848.491617594/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26848.491617594, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26848.491617594/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26848.491617594/1 each by 1000000000:
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 26848.491617594 as a fraction:
53697/2 / 1