Step 1:
The first step to converting 744.8259 to a fraction is to re-write 744.8259 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 744.8259 can be written as simply 744.8259/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 744.8259, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 744.8259/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 744.8259/1 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 744.8259 as a fraction:
17131/23 / 1