Step 1:
The first step to converting 39247538.172472 to a fraction is to re-write 39247538.172472 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 39247538.172472 can be written as simply 39247538.172472/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 39247538.172472, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39247538.172472/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39247538.172472/1 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 39247538.172472 as a fraction:
39247538/1 / 1