Step 1:
The first step to converting 282822.48431027 to a fraction is to re-write 282822.48431027 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 282822.48431027 can be written as simply 282822.48431027/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 282822.48431027, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 282822.48431027/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 282822.48431027/1 each by 100000000:
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 282822.48431027 as a fraction:
565645/2 / 1