Step 1:
The first step to converting 37844.2055488 to a fraction is to re-write 37844.2055488 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 37844.2055488 can be written as simply 37844.2055488/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 37844.2055488, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37844.2055488/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37844.2055488/1 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 37844.2055488 as a fraction:
189221/5 / 1