Step 1:
The first step to converting 242689.7299988 to a fraction is to re-write 242689.7299988 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 242689.7299988 can be written as simply 242689.7299988/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 242689.7299988, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242689.7299988/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242689.7299988/1 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 242689.7299988 as a fraction:
728069/3 / 1