Step 1:
The first step to converting 388955309.26944 to a fraction is to re-write 388955309.26944 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 388955309.26944 can be written as simply 388955309.26944/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 388955309.26944, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 388955309.26944/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 388955309.26944/1 each by 100000:
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 388955309.26944 as a fraction:
388955309/1 / 1