Step 1:
The first step to converting 821.9742 to a fraction is to re-write 821.9742 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 821.9742 can be written as simply 821.9742/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 821.9742, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 821.9742/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 821.9742/1 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 821.9742 as a fraction:
31235/38 / 1