Step 1:
The first step to converting 288229.9786878 to a fraction is to re-write 288229.9786878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 288229.9786878 can be written as simply 288229.9786878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 288229.9786878, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 288229.9786878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 288229.9786878/1 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 288229.9786878 as a fraction:
288230/1 / 1