Step 1:
The first step to converting 29497.261429962 to a fraction is to re-write 29497.261429962 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 29497.261429962 can be written as simply 29497.261429962/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 29497.261429962, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 29497.261429962/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 29497.261429962/1 each by 1000000000:
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 29497.261429962 as a fraction:
117989/4 / 1