Step 1:
The first step to converting 37587.275 to a fraction is to re-write 37587.275 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 37587.275 can be written as simply 37587.275/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 37587.275, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37587.275/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37587.275/1 each by 1000:
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 37587.275 as a fraction:
150349/4 / 1