Step 1:
The first step to converting 38.261074332915 to a fraction is to re-write 38.261074332915 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38.261074332915 can be written as simply 38.261074332915/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38.261074332915, which in this case is 12. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38.261074332915/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38.261074332915/1 each by 1000000000000:
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 38.261074332915 as a fraction:
7767/203 / 1