Step 1:
The first step to converting 279900.72797742 to a fraction is to re-write 279900.72797742 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 279900.72797742 can be written as simply 279900.72797742/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 279900.72797742, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 279900.72797742/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 279900.72797742/1 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 279900.72797742 as a fraction:
279901/1 / 1