Step 1:
The first step to converting 79279.216425863 to a fraction is to re-write 79279.216425863 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 79279.216425863 can be written as simply 79279.216425863/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 79279.216425863, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 79279.216425863/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 79279.216425863/1 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 79279.216425863 as a fraction:
317117/4 / 1