Step 1:
The first step to converting 283442212.0871 to a fraction is to re-write 283442212.0871 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 283442212.0871 can be written as simply 283442212.0871/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 283442212.0871, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 283442212.0871/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 283442212.0871/1 each by 10000:
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 283442212.0871 as a fraction:
283442212/1 / 1