Step 1:
The first step to converting 425905.38774438 to a fraction is to re-write 425905.38774438 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 425905.38774438 can be written as simply 425905.38774438/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 425905.38774438, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 425905.38774438/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 425905.38774438/1 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 425905.38774438 as a fraction:
425905/1 / 1