Step 1:
The first step to converting 17938.460799322 to a fraction is to re-write 17938.460799322 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17938.460799322 can be written as simply 17938.460799322/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17938.460799322, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17938.460799322/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17938.460799322/1 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 17938.460799322 as a fraction:
197323/11 / 1