Step 1:
The first step to converting 296978.97258998 to a fraction is to re-write 296978.97258998 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 296978.97258998 can be written as simply 296978.97258998/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 296978.97258998, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 296978.97258998/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 296978.97258998/1 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 296978.97258998 as a fraction:
296979/1 / 1