Step 1:
The first step to converting 288437.88275053 to a fraction is to re-write 288437.88275053 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 288437.88275053 can be written as simply 288437.88275053/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 288437.88275053, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 288437.88275053/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 288437.88275053/1 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 288437.88275053 as a fraction:
288438/1 / 1