Step 1:
The first step to converting 42029.481112061 to a fraction is to re-write 42029.481112061 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42029.481112061 can be written as simply 42029.481112061/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42029.481112061, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42029.481112061/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42029.481112061/1 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 42029.481112061 as a fraction:
84059/2 / 1