Step 1:
The first step to converting 378340.42162617 to a fraction is to re-write 378340.42162617 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 378340.42162617 can be written as simply 378340.42162617/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 378340.42162617, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 378340.42162617/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 378340.42162617/1 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 378340.42162617 as a fraction:
756681/2 / 1