Step 1:
The first step to converting 3879408.8216 to a fraction is to re-write 3879408.8216 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3879408.8216 can be written as simply 3879408.8216/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3879408.8216, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3879408.8216/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3879408.8216/1 each by 10000:
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 3879408.8216 as a fraction:
3879408/1 / 1