Step 1:
The first step to converting 402279.8818552 to a fraction is to re-write 402279.8818552 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 402279.8818552 can be written as simply 402279.8818552/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 402279.8818552, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 402279.8818552/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 402279.8818552/1 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 402279.8818552 as a fraction:
402280/1 / 1