Step 1:
The first step to converting 804212.4 to a fraction is to re-write 804212.4 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 804212.4 can be written as simply 804212.4/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 804212.4, which in this case is 1. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 804212.4/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 804212.4/1 each by 10:
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 804212.4 as a fraction:
804212/1 / 1