Step 1:
The first step to converting 290565731.9442 to a fraction is to re-write 290565731.9442 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 290565731.9442 can be written as simply 290565731.9442/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 290565731.9442, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 290565731.9442/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 290565731.9442/1 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 290565731.9442 as a fraction:
290565731/1 / 1