Step 1:
The first step to converting 18879882.442318 to a fraction is to re-write 18879882.442318 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 18879882.442318 can be written as simply 18879882.442318/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 18879882.442318, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18879882.442318/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 18879882.442318/1 each by 1000000:
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 18879882.442318 as a fraction:
18879882/1 / 1