Step 1:
The first step to converting 963549.42296 to a fraction is to re-write 963549.42296 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 963549.42296 can be written as simply 963549.42296/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 963549.42296, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 963549.42296/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 963549.42296/1 each by 100000:
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 963549.42296 as a fraction:
963549/1 / 1