Step 1:
The first step to converting 268717.45518494 to a fraction is to re-write 268717.45518494 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 268717.45518494 can be written as simply 268717.45518494/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 268717.45518494, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268717.45518494/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268717.45518494/1 each by 100000000:
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 268717.45518494 as a fraction:
537435/2 / 1