Step 1:
The first step to converting 846.42966796176 to a fraction is to re-write 846.42966796176 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 846.42966796176 can be written as simply 846.42966796176/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 846.42966796176, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 846.42966796176/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 846.42966796176/1 each by 100000000000:
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 846.42966796176 as a fraction:
108343/128 / 1