Step 1:
The first step to converting 442513.5156426 to a fraction is to re-write 442513.5156426 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 442513.5156426 can be written as simply 442513.5156426/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 442513.5156426, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 442513.5156426/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 442513.5156426/1 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 442513.5156426 as a fraction:
885027/2 / 1