Step 1:
The first step to converting 307.97482142856 to a fraction is to re-write 307.97482142856 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 307.97482142856 can be written as simply 307.97482142856/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 307.97482142856, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 307.97482142856/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 307.97482142856/1 each by 100000000000:
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 307.97482142856 as a fraction:
12319/40 / 1