Step 1:
The first step to converting 38620.842584384 to a fraction is to re-write 38620.842584384 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38620.842584384 can be written as simply 38620.842584384/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38620.842584384, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38620.842584384/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38620.842584384/1 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 38620.842584384 as a fraction:
231725/6 / 1