Step 1:
The first step to converting 42854.540839509 to a fraction is to re-write 42854.540839509 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42854.540839509 can be written as simply 42854.540839509/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42854.540839509, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42854.540839509/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42854.540839509/1 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 42854.540839509 as a fraction:
85709/2 / 1