Step 1:
The first step to converting 8251.4158197488 to a fraction is to re-write 8251.4158197488 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8251.4158197488 can be written as simply 8251.4158197488/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8251.4158197488, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8251.4158197488/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8251.4158197488/1 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 8251.4158197488 as a fraction:
99017/12 / 1