Step 1:
The first step to converting 42277.720264885 to a fraction is to re-write 42277.720264885 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42277.720264885 can be written as simply 42277.720264885/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42277.720264885, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42277.720264885/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42277.720264885/1 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 42277.720264885 as a fraction:
169111/4 / 1