Step 1:
The first step to converting 42676.173985678 to a fraction is to re-write 42676.173985678 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42676.173985678 can be written as simply 42676.173985678/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42676.173985678, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42676.173985678/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42676.173985678/1 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 42676.173985678 as a fraction:
213381/5 / 1