Step 1:
The first step to converting 82442.674999472 to a fraction is to re-write 82442.674999472 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 82442.674999472 can be written as simply 82442.674999472/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 82442.674999472, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 82442.674999472/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 82442.674999472/1 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 82442.674999472 as a fraction:
247328/3 / 1