Step 1:
The first step to converting 37612.578977258 to a fraction is to re-write 37612.578977258 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 37612.578977258 can be written as simply 37612.578977258/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 37612.578977258, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37612.578977258/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37612.578977258/1 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 37612.578977258 as a fraction:
188063/5 / 1