Step 1:
The first step to converting 12238.178360444 to a fraction is to re-write 12238.178360444 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12238.178360444 can be written as simply 12238.178360444/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12238.178360444, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12238.178360444/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12238.178360444/1 each by 1000000000:
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 12238.178360444 as a fraction:
73429/6 / 1