Step 1:
The first step to converting 338450.26427718 to a fraction is to re-write 338450.26427718 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 338450.26427718 can be written as simply 338450.26427718/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 338450.26427718, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 338450.26427718/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 338450.26427718/1 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 338450.26427718 as a fraction:
338450/1 / 1