Step 1:
The first step to converting 42888.387795059 to a fraction is to re-write 42888.387795059 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 42888.387795059 can be written as simply 42888.387795059/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 42888.387795059, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42888.387795059/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 42888.387795059/1 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 42888.387795059 as a fraction:
214442/5 / 1