Step 1:
The first step to converting 42790.824092906 to a fraction is to re-write 42790.824092906 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42790.824092906 can be written as simply 42790.824092906/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42790.824092906, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42790.824092906/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42790.824092906/1 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 42790.824092906 as a fraction:
213954/5 / 1