Step 1:
The first step to converting 378616.882671 to a fraction is to re-write 378616.882671 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 378616.882671 can be written as simply 378616.882671/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 378616.882671, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 378616.882671/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 378616.882671/1 each by 1000000:
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 378616.882671 as a fraction:
378617/1 / 1