Step 1:
The first step to converting 287220.4734376 to a fraction is to re-write 287220.4734376 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 287220.4734376 can be written as simply 287220.4734376/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 287220.4734376, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 287220.4734376/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 287220.4734376/1 each by 10000000:
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 287220.4734376 as a fraction:
574441/2 / 1