Step 1:
The first step to converting 62281.882340405 to a fraction is to re-write 62281.882340405 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 62281.882340405 can be written as simply 62281.882340405/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 62281.882340405, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62281.882340405/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 62281.882340405/1 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 62281.882340405 as a fraction:
498255/8 / 1