Step 1:
The first step to converting 299566.2 to a fraction is to re-write 299566.2 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 299566.2 can be written as simply 299566.2/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 299566.2, which in this case is 1. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 299566.2/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 299566.2/1 each by 10:
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 299566.2 as a fraction:
299566/1 / 1