Step 1:
The first step to converting 38881.158461553 to a fraction is to re-write 38881.158461553 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38881.158461553 can be written as simply 38881.158461553/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38881.158461553, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38881.158461553/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38881.158461553/1 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 38881.158461553 as a fraction:
233287/6 / 1