Step 1:
The first step to converting 37853.492987271 to a fraction is to re-write 37853.492987271 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 37853.492987271 can be written as simply 37853.492987271/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 37853.492987271, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37853.492987271/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37853.492987271/1 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 37853.492987271 as a fraction:
75707/2 / 1