Step 1:
The first step to converting 388743.86248437 to a fraction is to re-write 388743.86248437 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 388743.86248437 can be written as simply 388743.86248437/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 388743.86248437, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 388743.86248437/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 388743.86248437/1 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 388743.86248437 as a fraction:
388744/1 / 1