Step 1:
The first step to converting 429442.2826959 to a fraction is to re-write 429442.2826959 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 429442.2826959 can be written as simply 429442.2826959/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 429442.2826959, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 429442.2826959/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 429442.2826959/1 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 429442.2826959 as a fraction:
429442/1 / 1