Step 1:
The first step to converting 83282.777542234 to a fraction is to re-write 83282.777542234 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 83282.777542234 can be written as simply 83282.777542234/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 83282.777542234, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 83282.777542234/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 83282.777542234/1 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 83282.777542234 as a fraction:
333131/4 / 1