Step 1:
The first step to converting 299978.31345261 to a fraction is to re-write 299978.31345261 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 299978.31345261 can be written as simply 299978.31345261/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 299978.31345261, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 299978.31345261/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 299978.31345261/1 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 299978.31345261 as a fraction:
899935/3 / 1