Step 1:
The first step to converting 299909.38718967 to a fraction is to re-write 299909.38718967 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 299909.38718967 can be written as simply 299909.38718967/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 299909.38718967, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 299909.38718967/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 299909.38718967/1 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 299909.38718967 as a fraction:
599819/2 / 1