Step 1:
The first step to converting 442893.50497618 to a fraction is to re-write 442893.50497618 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 442893.50497618 can be written as simply 442893.50497618/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 442893.50497618, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 442893.50497618/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 442893.50497618/1 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 442893.50497618 as a fraction:
885787/2 / 1