Step 1:
The first step to converting 242269.94892586 to a fraction is to re-write 242269.94892586 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 242269.94892586 can be written as simply 242269.94892586/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 242269.94892586, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242269.94892586/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242269.94892586/1 each by 100000000:
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 242269.94892586 as a fraction:
242270/1 / 1