Step 1:
The first step to converting 438.8619204286 to a fraction is to re-write 438.8619204286 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 438.8619204286 can be written as simply 438.8619204286/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 438.8619204286, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 438.8619204286/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 438.8619204286/1 each by 10000000000:
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 438.8619204286 as a fraction:
12727/29 / 1