Step 1:
The first step to converting 42007.442786426 to a fraction is to re-write 42007.442786426 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42007.442786426 can be written as simply 42007.442786426/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42007.442786426, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42007.442786426/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42007.442786426/1 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 42007.442786426 as a fraction:
294052/7 / 1