Step 1:
The first step to converting 42765604.679129 to a fraction is to re-write 42765604.679129 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42765604.679129 can be written as simply 42765604.679129/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42765604.679129, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42765604.679129/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42765604.679129/1 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 42765604.679129 as a fraction:
42765604/1 / 1