Step 1:
The first step to converting 242239.0961608 to a fraction is to re-write 242239.0961608 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 242239.0961608 can be written as simply 242239.0961608/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 242239.0961608, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242239.0961608/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242239.0961608/1 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 242239.0961608 as a fraction:
242239/1 / 1