Step 1:
The first step to converting 373844567.42244 to a fraction is to re-write 373844567.42244 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 373844567.42244 can be written as simply 373844567.42244/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 373844567.42244, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 373844567.42244/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 373844567.42244/1 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 373844567.42244 as a fraction:
373844567/1 / 1