Step 1:
The first step to converting 38719.629843492 to a fraction is to re-write 38719.629843492 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38719.629843492 can be written as simply 38719.629843492/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38719.629843492, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38719.629843492/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38719.629843492/1 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 38719.629843492 as a fraction:
116159/3 / 1