Step 1:
The first step to converting 38746.255381578 to a fraction is to re-write 38746.255381578 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38746.255381578 can be written as simply 38746.255381578/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38746.255381578, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38746.255381578/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38746.255381578/1 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 38746.255381578 as a fraction:
154985/4 / 1