Step 1:
The first step to converting 114278.38438938 to a fraction is to re-write 114278.38438938 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 114278.38438938 can be written as simply 114278.38438938/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 114278.38438938, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 114278.38438938/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 114278.38438938/1 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 114278.38438938 as a fraction:
342835/3 / 1