Step 1:
The first step to converting 68982.38141518 to a fraction is to re-write 68982.38141518 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 68982.38141518 can be written as simply 68982.38141518/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 68982.38141518, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68982.38141518/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68982.38141518/1 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 68982.38141518 as a fraction:
206947/3 / 1