Step 1:
The first step to converting 385880.3842721 to a fraction is to re-write 385880.3842721 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 385880.3842721 can be written as simply 385880.3842721/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 385880.3842721, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 385880.3842721/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 385880.3842721/1 each by 10000000:
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 385880.3842721 as a fraction:
385880/1 / 1