Step 1:
The first step to converting 322429.21743578 to a fraction is to re-write 322429.21743578 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 322429.21743578 can be written as simply 322429.21743578/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 322429.21743578, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 322429.21743578/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 322429.21743578/1 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 322429.21743578 as a fraction:
322429/1 / 1