Step 1:
The first step to converting 42620.376 to a fraction is to re-write 42620.376 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42620.376 can be written as simply 42620.376/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42620.376, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42620.376/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42620.376/1 each by 1000:
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 42620.376 as a fraction:
213102/5 / 1