Step 1:
The first step to converting 119684.2422342 to a fraction is to re-write 119684.2422342 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 119684.2422342 can be written as simply 119684.2422342/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 119684.2422342, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 119684.2422342/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 119684.2422342/1 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 119684.2422342 as a fraction:
478737/4 / 1