Step 1:
The first step to converting 42122.259431882 to a fraction is to re-write 42122.259431882 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42122.259431882 can be written as simply 42122.259431882/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42122.259431882, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42122.259431882/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42122.259431882/1 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 42122.259431882 as a fraction:
168489/4 / 1