Step 1:
The first step to converting 26940.2989 to a fraction is to re-write 26940.2989 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26940.2989 can be written as simply 26940.2989/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26940.2989, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26940.2989/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26940.2989/1 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 26940.2989 as a fraction:
188582/7 / 1