Step 1:
The first step to converting 309965.97146848 to a fraction is to re-write 309965.97146848 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 309965.97146848 can be written as simply 309965.97146848/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 309965.97146848, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 309965.97146848/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 309965.97146848/1 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 309965.97146848 as a fraction:
309966/1 / 1