Step 1:
The first step to converting 38214.338904227 to a fraction is to re-write 38214.338904227 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38214.338904227 can be written as simply 38214.338904227/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38214.338904227, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38214.338904227/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38214.338904227/1 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 38214.338904227 as a fraction:
114643/3 / 1