Step 1:
The first step to converting 39102.271742342 to a fraction is to re-write 39102.271742342 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 39102.271742342 can be written as simply 39102.271742342/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 39102.271742342, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39102.271742342/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39102.271742342/1 each by 1000000000:
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 39102.271742342 as a fraction:
156409/4 / 1