Step 1:
The first step to converting 288381706.78982 to a fraction is to re-write 288381706.78982 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 288381706.78982 can be written as simply 288381706.78982/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 288381706.78982, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 288381706.78982/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 288381706.78982/1 each by 100000:
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 288381706.78982 as a fraction:
288381706/1 / 1