Step 1:
The first step to converting 38520394.244845 to a fraction is to re-write 38520394.244845 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38520394.244845 can be written as simply 38520394.244845/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38520394.244845, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38520394.244845/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38520394.244845/1 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 38520394.244845 as a fraction:
38520394/1 / 1