Step 1:
The first step to converting 38217424.400836 to a fraction is to re-write 38217424.400836 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38217424.400836 can be written as simply 38217424.400836/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38217424.400836, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38217424.400836/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38217424.400836/1 each by 1000000:
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 38217424.400836 as a fraction:
38217424/1 / 1