Step 1:
The first step to converting 961486.42636332 to a fraction is to re-write 961486.42636332 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 961486.42636332 can be written as simply 961486.42636332/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 961486.42636332, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 961486.42636332/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 961486.42636332/1 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 961486.42636332 as a fraction:
961486/1 / 1