Step 1:
The first step to converting 42481.933265312 to a fraction is to re-write 42481.933265312 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42481.933265312 can be written as simply 42481.933265312/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42481.933265312, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42481.933265312/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42481.933265312/1 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 42481.933265312 as a fraction:
594747/14 / 1