Step 1:
The first step to converting 38806.235781276 to a fraction is to re-write 38806.235781276 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38806.235781276 can be written as simply 38806.235781276/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38806.235781276, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38806.235781276/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38806.235781276/1 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 38806.235781276 as a fraction:
155225/4 / 1