Step 1:
The first step to converting 848.4282 to a fraction is to re-write 848.4282 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 848.4282 can be written as simply 848.4282/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 848.4282, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 848.4282/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 848.4282/1 each by 10000:
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 848.4282 as a fraction:
5939/7 / 1