Step 1:
The first step to converting 293516696.2521 to a fraction is to re-write 293516696.2521 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 293516696.2521 can be written as simply 293516696.2521/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 293516696.2521, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 293516696.2521/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 293516696.2521/1 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 293516696.2521 as a fraction:
293516696/1 / 1