Step 1:
The first step to converting 2984.998871277 to a fraction is to re-write 2984.998871277 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 2984.998871277 can be written as simply 2984.998871277/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 2984.998871277, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2984.998871277/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 2984.998871277/1 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 2984.998871277 as a fraction:
2985/1 / 1