Step 1:
The first step to converting 37688.286429589 to a fraction is to re-write 37688.286429589 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 37688.286429589 can be written as simply 37688.286429589/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 37688.286429589, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37688.286429589/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37688.286429589/1 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 37688.286429589 as a fraction:
263818/7 / 1