Step 1:
The first step to converting 42094.72984311 to a fraction is to re-write 42094.72984311 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42094.72984311 can be written as simply 42094.72984311/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42094.72984311, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42094.72984311/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42094.72984311/1 each by 100000000:
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 42094.72984311 as a fraction:
168379/4 / 1