Step 1:
The first step to converting 293839.46540357 to a fraction is to re-write 293839.46540357 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 293839.46540357 can be written as simply 293839.46540357/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 293839.46540357, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 293839.46540357/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 293839.46540357/1 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 293839.46540357 as a fraction:
587679/2 / 1