Step 1:
The first step to converting 427048.28189406 to a fraction is to re-write 427048.28189406 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 427048.28189406 can be written as simply 427048.28189406/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 427048.28189406, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 427048.28189406/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 427048.28189406/1 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 427048.28189406 as a fraction:
427048/1 / 1