Step 1:
The first step to converting 39221.52087318 to a fraction is to re-write 39221.52087318 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 39221.52087318 can be written as simply 39221.52087318/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 39221.52087318, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39221.52087318/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39221.52087318/1 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 39221.52087318 as a fraction:
78443/2 / 1