Step 1:
The first step to converting 37286993.3471 to a fraction is to re-write 37286993.3471 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 37286993.3471 can be written as simply 37286993.3471/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 37286993.3471, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37286993.3471/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37286993.3471/1 each by 10000:
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 37286993.3471 as a fraction:
37286993/1 / 1