Step 1:
The first step to converting 298131.53130149 to a fraction is to re-write 298131.53130149 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 298131.53130149 can be written as simply 298131.53130149/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 298131.53130149, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 298131.53130149/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 298131.53130149/1 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 298131.53130149 as a fraction:
596263/2 / 1