Step 1:
The first step to converting 342443699.71242 to a fraction is to re-write 342443699.71242 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 342443699.71242 can be written as simply 342443699.71242/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 342443699.71242, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 342443699.71242/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 342443699.71242/1 each by 100000:
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 342443699.71242 as a fraction:
342443699/1 / 1