Step 1:
The first step to converting 37316.373132442 to a fraction is to re-write 37316.373132442 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 37316.373132442 can be written as simply 37316.373132442/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 37316.373132442, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37316.373132442/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37316.373132442/1 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 37316.373132442 as a fraction:
298531/8 / 1