Step 1:
The first step to converting 42411670.002878 to a fraction is to re-write 42411670.002878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42411670.002878 can be written as simply 42411670.002878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42411670.002878, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42411670.002878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42411670.002878/1 each by 1000000:
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 42411670.002878 as a fraction:
42411670/1 / 1