Step 1:
The first step to converting 18358.342991415 to a fraction is to re-write 18358.342991415 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18358.342991415 can be written as simply 18358.342991415/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18358.342991415, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18358.342991415/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18358.342991415/1 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 18358.342991415 as a fraction:
55075/3 / 1