Step 1:
The first step to converting 616.17271694878 to a fraction is to re-write 616.17271694878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 616.17271694878 can be written as simply 616.17271694878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 616.17271694878, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 616.17271694878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 616.17271694878/1 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 616.17271694878 as a fraction:
17869/29 / 1