Step 1:
The first step to converting 120233.62354178 to a fraction is to re-write 120233.62354178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 120233.62354178 can be written as simply 120233.62354178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 120233.62354178, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 120233.62354178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 120233.62354178/1 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 120233.62354178 as a fraction:
360701/3 / 1