Step 1:
The first step to converting 242389.46202107 to a fraction is to re-write 242389.46202107 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 242389.46202107 can be written as simply 242389.46202107/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 242389.46202107, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242389.46202107/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242389.46202107/1 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 242389.46202107 as a fraction:
484779/2 / 1