Step 1:
The first step to converting 38485 to a fraction is to re-write 38485 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38485 can be written as simply 38485/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38485, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38485/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38485/1 each by 1:
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 38485 as a fraction:
38485/1 / 1