Step 1:
The first step to converting 7242141.7714 to a fraction is to re-write 7242141.7714 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 7242141.7714 can be written as simply 7242141.7714/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 7242141.7714, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7242141.7714/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7242141.7714/1 each by 10000:
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 7242141.7714 as a fraction:
7242141/1 / 1