Step 1:
The first step to converting 204362.4228675 to a fraction is to re-write 204362.4228675 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 204362.4228675 can be written as simply 204362.4228675/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 204362.4228675, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 204362.4228675/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 204362.4228675/1 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 204362.4228675 as a fraction:
408725/2 / 1