Step 1:
The first step to converting 68451.996466 to a fraction is to re-write 68451.996466 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 68451.996466 can be written as simply 68451.996466/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 68451.996466, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68451.996466/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68451.996466/1 each by 1000000:
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 68451.996466 as a fraction:
68452/1 / 1