Step 1:
The first step to converting 42654.622284396 to a fraction is to re-write 42654.622284396 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42654.622284396 can be written as simply 42654.622284396/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42654.622284396, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42654.622284396/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42654.622284396/1 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 42654.622284396 as a fraction:
213273/5 / 1