Step 1:
The first step to converting 522.42860489215 to a fraction is to re-write 522.42860489215 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 522.42860489215 can be written as simply 522.42860489215/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 522.42860489215, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 522.42860489215/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 522.42860489215/1 each by 100000000000:
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 522.42860489215 as a fraction:
3657/7 / 1