Step 1:
The first step to converting 22042.487590774 to a fraction is to re-write 22042.487590774 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 22042.487590774 can be written as simply 22042.487590774/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 22042.487590774, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22042.487590774/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 22042.487590774/1 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 22042.487590774 as a fraction:
44085/2 / 1