Step 1:
The first step to converting 242675.4309209 to a fraction is to re-write 242675.4309209 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 242675.4309209 can be written as simply 242675.4309209/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 242675.4309209, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242675.4309209/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242675.4309209/1 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 242675.4309209 as a fraction:
485351/2 / 1