Step 1:
The first step to converting 388619.46356458 to a fraction is to re-write 388619.46356458 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 388619.46356458 can be written as simply 388619.46356458/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 388619.46356458, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 388619.46356458/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 388619.46356458/1 each by 100000000:
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 388619.46356458 as a fraction:
777239/2 / 1