Step 1:
The first step to converting 43126781296.242 to a fraction is to re-write 43126781296.242 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 43126781296.242 can be written as simply 43126781296.242/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 43126781296.242, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43126781296.242/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 43126781296.242/1 each by 1000:
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 43126781296.242 as a fraction:
43126781296/1 / 1