Step 1:
The first step to converting 42685199.261444 to a fraction is to re-write 42685199.261444 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42685199.261444 can be written as simply 42685199.261444/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42685199.261444, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42685199.261444/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42685199.261444/1 each by 1000000:
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 42685199.261444 as a fraction:
42685199/1 / 1