Step 1:
The first step to converting 260038.15369189 to a fraction is to re-write 260038.15369189 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 260038.15369189 can be written as simply 260038.15369189/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 260038.15369189, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 260038.15369189/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 260038.15369189/1 each by 100000000:
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 260038.15369189 as a fraction:
260038/1 / 1