Step 1:
The first step to converting 188230395.03852 to a fraction is to re-write 188230395.03852 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 188230395.03852 can be written as simply 188230395.03852/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 188230395.03852, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 188230395.03852/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 188230395.03852/1 each by 100000:
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 188230395.03852 as a fraction:
188230395/1 / 1