Step 1:
The first step to converting 442695.97716986 to a fraction is to re-write 442695.97716986 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 442695.97716986 can be written as simply 442695.97716986/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 442695.97716986, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 442695.97716986/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 442695.97716986/1 each by 100000000:
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 442695.97716986 as a fraction:
442696/1 / 1