Step 1:
The first step to converting 8400.4042871179 to a fraction is to re-write 8400.4042871179 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8400.4042871179 can be written as simply 8400.4042871179/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8400.4042871179, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8400.4042871179/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8400.4042871179/1 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 8400.4042871179 as a fraction:
42002/5 / 1