Step 1:
The first step to converting 429173.8661721 to a fraction is to re-write 429173.8661721 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 429173.8661721 can be written as simply 429173.8661721/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 429173.8661721, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 429173.8661721/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 429173.8661721/1 each by 10000000:
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 429173.8661721 as a fraction:
429174/1 / 1