Step 1:
The first step to converting 284808.50217156 to a fraction is to re-write 284808.50217156 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 284808.50217156 can be written as simply 284808.50217156/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 284808.50217156, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 284808.50217156/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 284808.50217156/1 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 284808.50217156 as a fraction:
569617/2 / 1