Step 1:
The first step to converting 59942.386321762 to a fraction is to re-write 59942.386321762 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 59942.386321762 can be written as simply 59942.386321762/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 59942.386321762, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59942.386321762/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59942.386321762/1 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 59942.386321762 as a fraction:
179827/3 / 1