Step 1:
The first step to converting 962.42036211208 to a fraction is to re-write 962.42036211208 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 962.42036211208 can be written as simply 962.42036211208/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 962.42036211208, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 962.42036211208/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 962.42036211208/1 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 962.42036211208 as a fraction:
18286/19 / 1