Step 1:
The first step to converting 270.42121093746 to a fraction is to re-write 270.42121093746 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 270.42121093746 can be written as simply 270.42121093746/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 270.42121093746, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 270.42121093746/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 270.42121093746/1 each by 100000000000:
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 270.42121093746 as a fraction:
5138/19 / 1