Step 1:
The first step to converting 42775.162289243 to a fraction is to re-write 42775.162289243 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42775.162289243 can be written as simply 42775.162289243/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42775.162289243, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42775.162289243/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42775.162289243/1 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 42775.162289243 as a fraction:
256651/6 / 1