Step 1:
The first step to converting 42370.590385333 to a fraction is to re-write 42370.590385333 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42370.590385333 can be written as simply 42370.590385333/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42370.590385333, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42370.590385333/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42370.590385333/1 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 42370.590385333 as a fraction:
211853/5 / 1