Step 1:
The first step to converting 42132738229.016 to a fraction is to re-write 42132738229.016 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42132738229.016 can be written as simply 42132738229.016/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42132738229.016, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42132738229.016/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42132738229.016/1 each by 1000:
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 42132738229.016 as a fraction:
42132738229/1 / 1