Step 1:
The first step to converting 378238.75556156 to a fraction is to re-write 378238.75556156 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 378238.75556156 can be written as simply 378238.75556156/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 378238.75556156, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 378238.75556156/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 378238.75556156/1 each by 100000000:
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 378238.75556156 as a fraction:
378239/1 / 1