Step 1:
The first step to converting 242643.97249339 to a fraction is to re-write 242643.97249339 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 242643.97249339 can be written as simply 242643.97249339/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 242643.97249339, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242643.97249339/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242643.97249339/1 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 242643.97249339 as a fraction:
242644/1 / 1