Step 1:
The first step to converting 9874.8424538439 to a fraction is to re-write 9874.8424538439 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 9874.8424538439 can be written as simply 9874.8424538439/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 9874.8424538439, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 9874.8424538439/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 9874.8424538439/1 each by 10000000000:
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 9874.8424538439 as a fraction:
59249/6 / 1