Step 1:
The first step to converting 442693.8976386 to a fraction is to re-write 442693.8976386 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 442693.8976386 can be written as simply 442693.8976386/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 442693.8976386, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 442693.8976386/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 442693.8976386/1 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 442693.8976386 as a fraction:
442694/1 / 1