Step 1:
The first step to converting 377.42171872965 to a fraction is to re-write 377.42171872965 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 377.42171872965 can be written as simply 377.42171872965/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 377.42171872965, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 377.42171872965/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 377.42171872965/1 each by 100000000000:
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 377.42171872965 as a fraction:
24155/64 / 1