Step 1:
The first step to converting 205942.4226498 to a fraction is to re-write 205942.4226498 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 205942.4226498 can be written as simply 205942.4226498/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 205942.4226498, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 205942.4226498/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 205942.4226498/1 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 205942.4226498 as a fraction:
411885/2 / 1