Step 1:
The first step to converting 362488377.97868 to a fraction is to re-write 362488377.97868 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 362488377.97868 can be written as simply 362488377.97868/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 362488377.97868, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 362488377.97868/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 362488377.97868/1 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 362488377.97868 as a fraction:
362488377/1 / 1