Step 1:
The first step to converting 309222.39436388 to a fraction is to re-write 309222.39436388 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 309222.39436388 can be written as simply 309222.39436388/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 309222.39436388, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 309222.39436388/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 309222.39436388/1 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 309222.39436388 as a fraction:
618445/2 / 1