Step 1:
The first step to converting 296983.1603173 to a fraction is to re-write 296983.1603173 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 296983.1603173 can be written as simply 296983.1603173/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 296983.1603173, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 296983.1603173/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 296983.1603173/1 each by 10000000:
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 296983.1603173 as a fraction:
296983/1 / 1