Step 1:
The first step to converting 389408036.61241 to a fraction is to re-write 389408036.61241 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 389408036.61241 can be written as simply 389408036.61241/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 389408036.61241, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 389408036.61241/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 389408036.61241/1 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 389408036.61241 as a fraction:
389408036/1 / 1