Step 1:
The first step to converting 10342.961713568 to a fraction is to re-write 10342.961713568 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 10342.961713568 can be written as simply 10342.961713568/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 10342.961713568, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 10342.961713568/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 10342.961713568/1 each by 1000000000:
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 10342.961713568 as a fraction:
268917/26 / 1