Step 1:
The first step to converting 27282.742734388 to a fraction is to re-write 27282.742734388 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 27282.742734388 can be written as simply 27282.742734388/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 27282.742734388, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 27282.742734388/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 27282.742734388/1 each by 1000000000:
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 27282.742734388 as a fraction:
109131/4 / 1