Step 1:
The first step to converting 309442.4636127 to a fraction is to re-write 309442.4636127 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 309442.4636127 can be written as simply 309442.4636127/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 309442.4636127, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 309442.4636127/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 309442.4636127/1 each by 10000000:
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 309442.4636127 as a fraction:
618885/2 / 1