Step 1:
The first step to converting 242250.1405857 to a fraction is to re-write 242250.1405857 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 242250.1405857 can be written as simply 242250.1405857/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 242250.1405857, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242250.1405857/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242250.1405857/1 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 242250.1405857 as a fraction:
242250/1 / 1