Step 1:
The first step to converting 50142.478268434 to a fraction is to re-write 50142.478268434 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 50142.478268434 can be written as simply 50142.478268434/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 50142.478268434, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50142.478268434/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50142.478268434/1 each by 1000000000:
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 50142.478268434 as a fraction:
100285/2 / 1