Step 1:
The first step to converting 3719322488.2842 to a fraction is to re-write 3719322488.2842 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3719322488.2842 can be written as simply 3719322488.2842/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3719322488.2842, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3719322488.2842/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3719322488.2842/1 each by 10000:
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 3719322488.2842 as a fraction:
3719322488/1 / 1