Step 1:
The first step to converting 38496.860644336 to a fraction is to re-write 38496.860644336 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38496.860644336 can be written as simply 38496.860644336/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38496.860644336, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38496.860644336/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38496.860644336/1 each by 1000000000:
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 38496.860644336 as a fraction:
269478/7 / 1