Step 1:
The first step to converting 285241.08856398 to a fraction is to re-write 285241.08856398 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 285241.08856398 can be written as simply 285241.08856398/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 285241.08856398, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 285241.08856398/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 285241.08856398/1 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 285241.08856398 as a fraction:
285241/1 / 1