Step 1:
The first step to converting 1383.5173042948 to a fraction is to re-write 1383.5173042948 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1383.5173042948 can be written as simply 1383.5173042948/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1383.5173042948, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1383.5173042948/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1383.5173042948/1 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 1383.5173042948 as a fraction:
37355/27 / 1