Step 1:
The first step to converting 342943.4436702 to a fraction is to re-write 342943.4436702 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 342943.4436702 can be written as simply 342943.4436702/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 342943.4436702, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 342943.4436702/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 342943.4436702/1 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 342943.4436702 as a fraction:
685887/2 / 1