Step 1:
The first step to converting 26742.342 to a fraction is to re-write 26742.342 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 26742.342 can be written as simply 26742.342/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 26742.342, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26742.342/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 26742.342/1 each by 1000:
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 26742.342 as a fraction:
80227/3 / 1