Step 1:
The first step to converting 616.9709 to a fraction is to re-write 616.9709 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 616.9709 can be written as simply 616.9709/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 616.9709, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 616.9709/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 616.9709/1 each by 10000:
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 616.9709 as a fraction:
20977/34 / 1