Step 1:
The first step to converting 1185699.8429221 to a fraction is to re-write 1185699.8429221 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1185699.8429221 can be written as simply 1185699.8429221/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1185699.8429221, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1185699.8429221/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1185699.8429221/1 each by 10000000:
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 1185699.8429221 as a fraction:
1185699/1 / 1