Step 1:
The first step to converting 38435442.683706 to a fraction is to re-write 38435442.683706 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38435442.683706 can be written as simply 38435442.683706/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38435442.683706, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38435442.683706/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38435442.683706/1 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 38435442.683706 as a fraction:
38435442/1 / 1