Step 1:
The first step to converting 238379.466442 to a fraction is to re-write 238379.466442 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 238379.466442 can be written as simply 238379.466442/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 238379.466442, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 238379.466442/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 238379.466442/1 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 238379.466442 as a fraction:
476759/2 / 1