Step 1:
The first step to converting 299716.2406009 to a fraction is to re-write 299716.2406009 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 299716.2406009 can be written as simply 299716.2406009/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 299716.2406009, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 299716.2406009/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 299716.2406009/1 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 299716.2406009 as a fraction:
299716/1 / 1