Step 1:
The first step to converting 378827.21985459 to a fraction is to re-write 378827.21985459 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 378827.21985459 can be written as simply 378827.21985459/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 378827.21985459, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 378827.21985459/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 378827.21985459/1 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 378827.21985459 as a fraction:
378827/1 / 1