Step 1:
The first step to converting 43021.861542256 to a fraction is to re-write 43021.861542256 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 43021.861542256 can be written as simply 43021.861542256/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 43021.861542256, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43021.861542256/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43021.861542256/1 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 43021.861542256 as a fraction:
301153/7 / 1