Step 1:
The first step to converting 38167.240762838 to a fraction is to re-write 38167.240762838 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38167.240762838 can be written as simply 38167.240762838/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38167.240762838, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38167.240762838/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38167.240762838/1 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 38167.240762838 as a fraction:
152669/4 / 1