Step 1:
The first step to converting 349648.42795236 to a fraction is to re-write 349648.42795236 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 349648.42795236 can be written as simply 349648.42795236/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 349648.42795236, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 349648.42795236/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 349648.42795236/1 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 349648.42795236 as a fraction:
699297/2 / 1