Step 1:
The first step to converting 420239283.34188 to a fraction is to re-write 420239283.34188 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 420239283.34188 can be written as simply 420239283.34188/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 420239283.34188, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 420239283.34188/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 420239283.34188/1 each by 100000:
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 420239283.34188 as a fraction:
420239283/1 / 1