Step 1:
The first step to converting 518412.82197795 to a fraction is to re-write 518412.82197795 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 518412.82197795 can be written as simply 518412.82197795/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 518412.82197795, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 518412.82197795/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 518412.82197795/1 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 518412.82197795 as a fraction:
518413/1 / 1