Step 1:
The first step to converting 120406325.42856 to a fraction is to re-write 120406325.42856 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 120406325.42856 can be written as simply 120406325.42856/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 120406325.42856, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 120406325.42856/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 120406325.42856/1 each by 100000:
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 120406325.42856 as a fraction:
120406325/1 / 1