Step 1:
The first step to converting 29878 to a fraction is to re-write 29878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 29878 can be written as simply 29878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 29878, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 29878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 29878/1 each by 1:
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 29878 as a fraction:
29878/1 / 1