Step 1:
The first step to converting 3499.143500537 to a fraction is to re-write 3499.143500537 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3499.143500537 can be written as simply 3499.143500537/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3499.143500537, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3499.143500537/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3499.143500537/1 each by 1000000000:
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 3499.143500537 as a fraction:
24494/7 / 1