Step 1:
The first step to converting 376240.2216489 to a fraction is to re-write 376240.2216489 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 376240.2216489 can be written as simply 376240.2216489/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 376240.2216489, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 376240.2216489/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 376240.2216489/1 each by 10000000:
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 376240.2216489 as a fraction:
376240/1 / 1