Step 1:
The first step to converting 284171.4288918 to a fraction is to re-write 284171.4288918 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 284171.4288918 can be written as simply 284171.4288918/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 284171.4288918, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 284171.4288918/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 284171.4288918/1 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 284171.4288918 as a fraction:
568343/2 / 1