Step 1:
The first step to converting 1988.3925866948 to a fraction is to re-write 1988.3925866948 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1988.3925866948 can be written as simply 1988.3925866948/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1988.3925866948, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1988.3925866948/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1988.3925866948/1 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 1988.3925866948 as a fraction:
45733/23 / 1