Step 1:
The first step to converting 842494.8963197 to a fraction is to re-write 842494.8963197 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 842494.8963197 can be written as simply 842494.8963197/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 842494.8963197, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 842494.8963197/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 842494.8963197/1 each by 10000000:
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 842494.8963197 as a fraction:
842495/1 / 1