Step 1:
The first step to converting 188930.8423871 to a fraction is to re-write 188930.8423871 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 188930.8423871 can be written as simply 188930.8423871/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 188930.8423871, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 188930.8423871/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 188930.8423871/1 each by 10000000:
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 188930.8423871 as a fraction:
188931/1 / 1