Step 1:
The first step to converting 640.42187321435 to a fraction is to re-write 640.42187321435 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 640.42187321435 can be written as simply 640.42187321435/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 640.42187321435, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 640.42187321435/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 640.42187321435/1 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 640.42187321435 as a fraction:
40987/64 / 1