Step 1:
The first step to converting 42031.123117952 to a fraction is to re-write 42031.123117952 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42031.123117952 can be written as simply 42031.123117952/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42031.123117952, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42031.123117952/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42031.123117952/1 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 42031.123117952 as a fraction:
336249/8 / 1