Step 1:
The first step to converting 8993.8097246264 to a fraction is to re-write 8993.8097246264 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8993.8097246264 can be written as simply 8993.8097246264/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8993.8097246264, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8993.8097246264/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8993.8097246264/1 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 8993.8097246264 as a fraction:
143901/16 / 1