Step 1:
The first step to converting 38922263.146488 to a fraction is to re-write 38922263.146488 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38922263.146488 can be written as simply 38922263.146488/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38922263.146488, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38922263.146488/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38922263.146488/1 each by 1000000:
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 38922263.146488 as a fraction:
38922263/1 / 1