Step 1:
The first step to converting 299234.29515442 to a fraction is to re-write 299234.29515442 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 299234.29515442 can be written as simply 299234.29515442/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 299234.29515442, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 299234.29515442/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 299234.29515442/1 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 299234.29515442 as a fraction:
299234/1 / 1