Step 1:
The first step to converting 66980.264496285 to a fraction is to re-write 66980.264496285 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 66980.264496285 can be written as simply 66980.264496285/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 66980.264496285, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 66980.264496285/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 66980.264496285/1 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 66980.264496285 as a fraction:
267921/4 / 1