Step 1:
The first step to converting 7855.242587894 to a fraction is to re-write 7855.242587894 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 7855.242587894 can be written as simply 7855.242587894/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 7855.242587894, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7855.242587894/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7855.242587894/1 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 7855.242587894 as a fraction:
31421/4 / 1