Step 1:
The first step to converting 1288.2770079289 to a fraction is to re-write 1288.2770079289 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1288.2770079289 can be written as simply 1288.2770079289/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1288.2770079289, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1288.2770079289/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1288.2770079289/1 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 1288.2770079289 as a fraction:
23189/18 / 1