Step 1:
The first step to converting 841272.42541744 to a fraction is to re-write 841272.42541744 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 841272.42541744 can be written as simply 841272.42541744/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 841272.42541744, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 841272.42541744/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 841272.42541744/1 each by 100000000:
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 841272.42541744 as a fraction:
841272/1 / 1