Step 1:
The first step to converting 288018.29880599 to a fraction is to re-write 288018.29880599 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 288018.29880599 can be written as simply 288018.29880599/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 288018.29880599, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 288018.29880599/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 288018.29880599/1 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 288018.29880599 as a fraction:
864055/3 / 1