Step 1:
The first step to converting 37298.480840182 to a fraction is to re-write 37298.480840182 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 37298.480840182 can be written as simply 37298.480840182/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 37298.480840182, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37298.480840182/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37298.480840182/1 each by 1000000000:
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 37298.480840182 as a fraction:
74597/2 / 1