Step 1:
The first step to converting 287918.29635716 to a fraction is to re-write 287918.29635716 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 287918.29635716 can be written as simply 287918.29635716/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 287918.29635716, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 287918.29635716/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 287918.29635716/1 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 287918.29635716 as a fraction:
863755/3 / 1