Step 1:
The first step to converting 11231.046319588 to a fraction is to re-write 11231.046319588 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 11231.046319588 can be written as simply 11231.046319588/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 11231.046319588, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11231.046319588/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11231.046319588/1 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 11231.046319588 as a fraction:
235852/21 / 1