Step 1:
The first step to converting 999.42500000217 to a fraction is to re-write 999.42500000217 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 999.42500000217 can be written as simply 999.42500000217/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 999.42500000217, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 999.42500000217/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 999.42500000217/1 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 999.42500000217 as a fraction:
39977/40 / 1