Step 1:
The first step to converting 374861.23249978 to a fraction is to re-write 374861.23249978 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 374861.23249978 can be written as simply 374861.23249978/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 374861.23249978, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 374861.23249978/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 374861.23249978/1 each by 100000000:
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 374861.23249978 as a fraction:
374861/1 / 1