Step 1:
The first step to converting 3958.30516184 to a fraction is to re-write 3958.30516184 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3958.30516184 can be written as simply 3958.30516184/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3958.30516184, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3958.30516184/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3958.30516184/1 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 3958.30516184 as a fraction:
51458/13 / 1