Step 1:
The first step to converting 4288.442136688 to a fraction is to re-write 4288.442136688 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4288.442136688 can be written as simply 4288.442136688/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4288.442136688, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4288.442136688/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4288.442136688/1 each by 1000000000:
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 4288.442136688 as a fraction:
38596/9 / 1