Step 1:
The first step to converting 508.17857142857 to a fraction is to re-write 508.17857142857 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 508.17857142857 can be written as simply 508.17857142857/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 508.17857142857, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 508.17857142857/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 508.17857142857/1 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 508.17857142857 as a fraction:
14229/28 / 1