Step 1:
The first step to converting 43042316.196825 to a fraction is to re-write 43042316.196825 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 43042316.196825 can be written as simply 43042316.196825/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 43042316.196825, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43042316.196825/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43042316.196825/1 each by 1000000:
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 43042316.196825 as a fraction:
43042316/1 / 1