Step 1:
The first step to converting 42529.78249032 to a fraction is to re-write 42529.78249032 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42529.78249032 can be written as simply 42529.78249032/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42529.78249032, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42529.78249032/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42529.78249032/1 each by 100000000:
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 42529.78249032 as a fraction:
170119/4 / 1