Step 1:
The first step to converting 21942.258360191 to a fraction is to re-write 21942.258360191 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 21942.258360191 can be written as simply 21942.258360191/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 21942.258360191, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21942.258360191/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 21942.258360191/1 each by 1000000000:
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 21942.258360191 as a fraction:
87769/4 / 1