Step 1:
The first step to converting 42006.047909412 to a fraction is to re-write 42006.047909412 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42006.047909412 can be written as simply 42006.047909412/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42006.047909412, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42006.047909412/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42006.047909412/1 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 42006.047909412 as a fraction:
840121/20 / 1