Step 1:
The first step to converting 242585.99987414 to a fraction is to re-write 242585.99987414 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 242585.99987414 can be written as simply 242585.99987414/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 242585.99987414, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242585.99987414/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242585.99987414/1 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 242585.99987414 as a fraction:
242586/1 / 1