Step 1:
The first step to converting 281472.8722842 to a fraction is to re-write 281472.8722842 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 281472.8722842 can be written as simply 281472.8722842/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 281472.8722842, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 281472.8722842/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 281472.8722842/1 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 281472.8722842 as a fraction:
281473/1 / 1