Step 1:
The first step to converting 838731.99493464 to a fraction is to re-write 838731.99493464 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 838731.99493464 can be written as simply 838731.99493464/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 838731.99493464, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 838731.99493464/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 838731.99493464/1 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 838731.99493464 as a fraction:
838732/1 / 1