Step 1:
The first step to converting 44227.877958987 to a fraction is to re-write 44227.877958987 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 44227.877958987 can be written as simply 44227.877958987/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 44227.877958987, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44227.877958987/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44227.877958987/1 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 44227.877958987 as a fraction:
353823/8 / 1