Step 1:
The first step to converting 308986.8051796 to a fraction is to re-write 308986.8051796 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 308986.8051796 can be written as simply 308986.8051796/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 308986.8051796, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 308986.8051796/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 308986.8051796/1 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 308986.8051796 as a fraction:
308987/1 / 1