Step 1:
The first step to converting 380176.1188972 to a fraction is to re-write 380176.1188972 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 380176.1188972 can be written as simply 380176.1188972/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 380176.1188972, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 380176.1188972/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 380176.1188972/1 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 380176.1188972 as a fraction:
380176/1 / 1