Step 1:
The first step to converting 358900.28040982 to a fraction is to re-write 358900.28040982 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 358900.28040982 can be written as simply 358900.28040982/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 358900.28040982, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 358900.28040982/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 358900.28040982/1 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 358900.28040982 as a fraction:
358900/1 / 1