Step 1:
The first step to converting 37255629.987142 to a fraction is to re-write 37255629.987142 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 37255629.987142 can be written as simply 37255629.987142/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 37255629.987142, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37255629.987142/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37255629.987142/1 each by 1000000:
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 37255629.987142 as a fraction:
37255629/1 / 1