Step 1:
The first step to converting 421121.96548238 to a fraction is to re-write 421121.96548238 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 421121.96548238 can be written as simply 421121.96548238/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 421121.96548238, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 421121.96548238/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 421121.96548238/1 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 421121.96548238 as a fraction:
421122/1 / 1