Step 1:
The first step to converting 38697.609375058 to a fraction is to re-write 38697.609375058 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38697.609375058 can be written as simply 38697.609375058/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38697.609375058, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38697.609375058/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38697.609375058/1 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 38697.609375058 as a fraction:
193488/5 / 1