Step 1:
The first step to converting 389800.85996427 to a fraction is to re-write 389800.85996427 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 389800.85996427 can be written as simply 389800.85996427/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 389800.85996427, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 389800.85996427/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 389800.85996427/1 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 389800.85996427 as a fraction:
389801/1 / 1