Step 1:
The first step to converting 396422.87162808 to a fraction is to re-write 396422.87162808 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 396422.87162808 can be written as simply 396422.87162808/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 396422.87162808, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 396422.87162808/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 396422.87162808/1 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 396422.87162808 as a fraction:
396423/1 / 1