Step 1:
The first step to converting 42733.504672851 to a fraction is to re-write 42733.504672851 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42733.504672851 can be written as simply 42733.504672851/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42733.504672851, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42733.504672851/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42733.504672851/1 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 42733.504672851 as a fraction:
85467/2 / 1