Step 1:
The first step to converting 298442.3848585 to a fraction is to re-write 298442.3848585 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 298442.3848585 can be written as simply 298442.3848585/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 298442.3848585, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 298442.3848585/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 298442.3848585/1 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 298442.3848585 as a fraction:
596885/2 / 1