Step 1:
The first step to converting 282079.995 to a fraction is to re-write 282079.995 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 282079.995 can be written as simply 282079.995/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 282079.995, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 282079.995/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 282079.995/1 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 282079.995 as a fraction:
282080/1 / 1