Step 1:
The first step to converting 297442.918863 to a fraction is to re-write 297442.918863 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 297442.918863 can be written as simply 297442.918863/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 297442.918863, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 297442.918863/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 297442.918863/1 each by 1000000:
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 297442.918863 as a fraction:
297443/1 / 1