Step 1:
The first step to converting 38407.21183575 to a fraction is to re-write 38407.21183575 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38407.21183575 can be written as simply 38407.21183575/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38407.21183575, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38407.21183575/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38407.21183575/1 each by 100000000:
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 38407.21183575 as a fraction:
153629/4 / 1