Step 1:
The first step to converting 383848.9986836 to a fraction is to re-write 383848.9986836 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 383848.9986836 can be written as simply 383848.9986836/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 383848.9986836, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 383848.9986836/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 383848.9986836/1 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 383848.9986836 as a fraction:
383849/1 / 1