Step 1:
The first step to converting 38740973.219072 to a fraction is to re-write 38740973.219072 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38740973.219072 can be written as simply 38740973.219072/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38740973.219072, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38740973.219072/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38740973.219072/1 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 38740973.219072 as a fraction:
38740973/1 / 1