Step 1:
The first step to converting 285242.86084821 to a fraction is to re-write 285242.86084821 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 285242.86084821 can be written as simply 285242.86084821/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 285242.86084821, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 285242.86084821/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 285242.86084821/1 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 285242.86084821 as a fraction:
285243/1 / 1