Step 1:
The first step to converting 38944.72432431 to a fraction is to re-write 38944.72432431 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38944.72432431 can be written as simply 38944.72432431/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38944.72432431, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38944.72432431/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38944.72432431/1 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 38944.72432431 as a fraction:
155779/4 / 1