Step 1:
The first step to converting 415714.42418599 to a fraction is to re-write 415714.42418599 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 415714.42418599 can be written as simply 415714.42418599/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 415714.42418599, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 415714.42418599/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 415714.42418599/1 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 415714.42418599 as a fraction:
831429/2 / 1