Step 1:
The first step to converting 322.42972633794 to a fraction is to re-write 322.42972633794 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 322.42972633794 can be written as simply 322.42972633794/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 322.42972633794, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 322.42972633794/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 322.42972633794/1 each by 100000000000:
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 322.42972633794 as a fraction:
39014/121 / 1