Step 1:
The first step to converting 993.2186 to a fraction is to re-write 993.2186 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 993.2186 can be written as simply 993.2186/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 993.2186, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 993.2186/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 993.2186/1 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 993.2186 as a fraction:
31783/32 / 1