Step 1:
The first step to converting 6998.4378440097 to a fraction is to re-write 6998.4378440097 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 6998.4378440097 can be written as simply 6998.4378440097/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 6998.4378440097, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6998.4378440097/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6998.4378440097/1 each by 10000000000:
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 6998.4378440097 as a fraction:
62986/9 / 1