Step 1:
The first step to converting 242955.2240058 to a fraction is to re-write 242955.2240058 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 242955.2240058 can be written as simply 242955.2240058/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 242955.2240058, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242955.2240058/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 242955.2240058/1 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 242955.2240058 as a fraction:
242955/1 / 1