Step 1:
The first step to converting 28474.42624344 to a fraction is to re-write 28474.42624344 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 28474.42624344 can be written as simply 28474.42624344/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 28474.42624344, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 28474.42624344/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 28474.42624344/1 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 28474.42624344 as a fraction:
142372/5 / 1