Step 1:
The first step to converting 678294.40823702 to a fraction is to re-write 678294.40823702 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 678294.40823702 can be written as simply 678294.40823702/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 678294.40823702, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 678294.40823702/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 678294.40823702/1 each by 100000000:
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 678294.40823702 as a fraction:
678294/1 / 1