Step 1:
The first step to converting 408942.08999587 to a fraction is to re-write 408942.08999587 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 408942.08999587 can be written as simply 408942.08999587/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 408942.08999587, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 408942.08999587/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 408942.08999587/1 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 408942.08999587 as a fraction:
408942/1 / 1