Step 1:
The first step to converting 8242.9863716572 to a fraction is to re-write 8242.9863716572 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8242.9863716572 can be written as simply 8242.9863716572/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8242.9863716572, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8242.9863716572/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8242.9863716572/1 each by 10000000000:
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 8242.9863716572 as a fraction:
601738/73 / 1